Stallone

by Emmanuèle Bernheim

Lise va, au cinéma, voir Rocky III, l'Œil du Tigre de et avec Sylvester Stallone. Elle ressort bouleversée, et décide, comme le héros du film, de se reprendre en main. Grâce à Stallone, la vie de Lise va changer... Une histoire folle, le roman bref et fiévreux d'une obsession.

Genres: France, Fiction

80 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 30, 2002

About the author

(30 November 1955 – 10 May 2017) was a French writer who won the Prix Médicis in 1993 with her book Sa femme. She wrote the screenplay of feature films Swimming Pool (2003) and 5x2 (2004), both directed by François Ozon. She lived in Paris and also worked for television

Reviews

[Alice TUET · Rating 5 out of 5]

ok incroyable MAIS C’EST QUOI CETTE FIN

On suit l’histoire de Lise qui un jour au cinéma voit un film de Sylvester Stallone, et ça l’a fasciné tellement qu’elle décide de changer complètement de vie. Elle puise son énergie dans la chanson Eye of the Tiger et décide de devenir la meilleure version d’elle même

Sur un fond d’année 80, cette histoire est belle dans sa simplicité, un peu à la Begaudeau (promis je suis juste fan de “L’amour”, c’est 100% mon style de lecture

Je ne m’attendais pas à cette fin, je suis un peu perturbée. Par contre Emmanuelle Bernheim, quelle femme, j’adore son style.

[Clara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bernheim is a master of contemporary French minimalism, as exemplified by her Prix Médicis-winning novel, "Sa Femme" ("His Wife"). In "Stallone," her prose takes on a surreal tone as a young woman finds her life forever changed when she sees Rocky III. But while it's initially the comeback kid element that draws her in, her obsession ultimately turns to the film's lead actor. As she rebuilds her life, she never forgets that she owes it all to Sylvester Stallone.

[Emilie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read in five minutes time. Why would anyone publish that ?

[argyyy · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was a waste of my time.

[Lola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Court, efficace, la ptite l’arme à la fin. Bref une ptite histoire fort sympatoche

[Elaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was quite short and the vocabulary was surprisingly basic. I was able to get the feel for what was happening without having to look up every other word, which was nice. Content-wise however, it was "très Américain." When I read a book in French I kind of expect it to be more ... French. It was about a girl working as a secretary who sees the Rocky III movie and becomes so obsessed with/inspired by Stallone, the actor, she changes her whole life. It's inspiring, to see her go back to med school, working part-time jobs to pay her rent. She starts boxing herself, just for exercise, and meets a great guy and has two kids, as well as graduating from med school and starting up her own practice. At the end she dies from cancer, but her life was successful and wonderful, so ... all in all you still got the whole "typical happy ending" feel from the book in general.

[Yuki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although it's short, the story develops very quickly. The protagonist inspired by the film character that Sylvester Stallone played struggles to find her own way. As a French learner, I appreciated that the description was simple and the story wasn't tedious at all. Getting into the rhythm of author's expression, I enjoyed to see what happened to the determined heroine.

[Emm · Rating 4 out of 5]

No one in my french class liked this; I loved it. Perhaps I liked it for the sheer accomplishment of reading (and understanding) un petit roman, or perhaps because I appreciate exceptionally dry humor; but I found this story to be quirky in all the right places.

[Francois · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sympathique lecture de métro.

[Thom-Kun · Rating 2 out of 5]

Courte fable régressive et relaxante comme il faut.