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'A perpetual feast to the reader.her prose is rich, flawless, intricate, audacious and utterly beautiful' Raymond Mortimer
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In these two superb stories of the politics of love, Colette is at her witty, instinctive best. Gigi is being educated in the skills of the Courtesan: to choose cigars, to eat lobster, to enter a world where a woman's chief weapon is her body. However, when it comes to the question of Gaston Lachaille, very rich and very bored, Gigi does not want to obey the rules.In 'The Cat', a wonderful story of burgeoning sexuality and blossoming love, an exquisite strong-minded Russian Blue is struggling for mastery of Alain with his seductive fiancée, Camille
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I wanted to read the short story 'Gigi' to compare with the famous musical film, but it stands on its own. Gigi is a charming, disarmingly honest character, and the other characters - her aunt, mother & Gaston - are interesting and sympathetic each in their own way. It's a lovely well-written story, delightful, and deceptively light. 'The Cat' is a longer story, a novella really. I didn't enjoy it as much as 'Gigi' and found it difficult to empathise with any of the characters (including Saha the cat), but it was an interesting depiction of a new marriage going wrong, and gives some uncomfortable insights into relationships at close quarters.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first time I have read a book by Colette, and I came to it expecting 'Gigi' to be the standout, having been a famous film. However, that slight tale of the social advancement of a young girl in Paris didn't offer much beyond some nicely written descriptive passages and a few smiles.
'The Cat' on the other hand, was a brilliant novella-length work about a love triangle between a man, his new wife, and his beloved Russian Blue cat. It is by turns painful, funny, and melancholic. The insights into the start of a married life between the young, rich and slightly bored couple, getting on each other's nerves almost immediatenly, are delicately presented, and the story manages to be very touching despite presumably being intended as a light, comic piece. I would in fact say that 'The Cat' is a mini-masterpiece and well worth an hour or two of anyone's time.
'The Cat' on the other hand, was a brilliant novella-length work about a love triangle between a man, his new wife, and his beloved Russian Blue cat. It is by turns painful, funny, and melancholic. The insights into the start of a married life between the young, rich and slightly bored couple, getting on each other's nerves almost immediatenly, are delicately presented, and the story manages to be very touching despite presumably being intended as a light, comic piece. I would in fact say that 'The Cat' is a mini-masterpiece and well worth an hour or two of anyone's time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As with all of Colette's work, this book is beautifully written and the translation, excellent. If you have never read Colette, you have missed out on one of the greatest creative minds in literature; I like to think of her as the French Virginia Woolfe. Gigi is the quintessential Colette which is very strong on dialogue. The Cat is a very cleverly written piece that an acquaintance of mine once described as 'GARFIELD taken to a literally level'. Both stories are quite short so the best review would be to read them for yourself.
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Gigi and The Cat
Gigi is a short story and not particularly well written.I expected more of this classic. The Cat is weird and I skip read it. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Beach Bunny
gigi and the cat
Heard about this book on the radio book review and it sounded fun. Have read GIGI: this is a lightweight book, romantic and mildly entertaining. Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2009 by S. Parker
Rent the film instead...
Having seen the film, I thought I knew what to expect when I picked up 'Gigi'. 'Gigi' is really a short story about a girl who is taught, by her grandmother and great-aunt, how she... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2007 by Sarah Durston
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