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Le Don
Emilie Fournier a passé les quinze dernières années de sa vie dans un hôpital psychiatrique. Mais elle n'était pas folle... Sept ans après sa mort, des coups contre une porte d'entrée résonnent à travers te corridor d'une paisible maison. Joëlle Faribault dévale l'escalier. Un vieil homme lui apporte un cadeau de sa grand-tante, Émilie Fournier. La jeune fille est loin de se douter qu'il va chambarder son univers. Et le transformer pour toujours. Qu'il va exercer son emprise sur elle et régler les vies et... les morts qui se succéderont pour Joëlle Faribau[t. Le cadeau de La tante Émilie, c'est le Don. Silence! On frappe à ta porte...
290 pages, Paperback
First published September 18, 1990
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Yves Beauchesne
6 books2 followersIl enseigne à tous les niveaux, de l'élémentaire à l'universitaire. Il se lance par la suite, avec son ami David Schinkel, dans l'écriture pour adolescents.
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February 27, 2015
3.45 stars
((Sorry, this review is in English!))
I am in grade ten, and in French immersion. Thus, I was assigned to read this book. Obviously, I automatically loathed it. Most French teen books are dumb and mellow-dramatic, right? The only reason I actually read the book was because I could not find enough information for my project online. However, once I finished, and completed the project (for which I received a 96% ;)), I am glad to have read it.
The analysis on teens, time, ifs and growing up are all intricately entwined in to one larger moral of the way the world works, and how humans live in it. It shows a great reflection on humanity; how we don't even know what we are capable of.
Our protagonist, Joë very pleasantly surprised me. I loved how her character was so fleshed out. She was selfish, insecure, jealous, distant. But she was also brave, curious, protective, adaptable. She grew from little girl to young woman over the course of her journey. Mot to mention, rather than just accepting the way she was, the way many girls are taught to, she learned to love herself enough to change info who she really saw herself as.
In terms of the plot, I was also surprised with how much I was involved, invested in what would happen next. I was curious, I felt adrenaline and desire to know what happened in the end. With many assigned books, one generally does not care the outcome, but I found myself WANTING to read more!
Still, though it was an enjoyable read, it did not leave quite the mark I'm sure the author had intended it to. I am pleased to have read it, and it was fun while it lasted, but I do not feel changed, and The admiration I had for this book is limited. I did not run to my sister's room to rant about Sonia, or to scream about ***. I would not rave about the book to my best friend, insist that she read it.
I did like it though. I tried so hard to hate it, but I failed. The book won me over (which is hard to do), and I feel proud to have read it.
((Sorry, this review is in English!))
I am in grade ten, and in French immersion. Thus, I was assigned to read this book. Obviously, I automatically loathed it. Most French teen books are dumb and mellow-dramatic, right? The only reason I actually read the book was because I could not find enough information for my project online. However, once I finished, and completed the project (for which I received a 96% ;)), I am glad to have read it.
The analysis on teens, time, ifs and growing up are all intricately entwined in to one larger moral of the way the world works, and how humans live in it. It shows a great reflection on humanity; how we don't even know what we are capable of.
Our protagonist, Joë very pleasantly surprised me. I loved how her character was so fleshed out. She was selfish, insecure, jealous, distant. But she was also brave, curious, protective, adaptable. She grew from little girl to young woman over the course of her journey. Mot to mention, rather than just accepting the way she was, the way many girls are taught to, she learned to love herself enough to change info who she really saw herself as.
In terms of the plot, I was also surprised with how much I was involved, invested in what would happen next. I was curious, I felt adrenaline and desire to know what happened in the end. With many assigned books, one generally does not care the outcome, but I found myself WANTING to read more!
Still, though it was an enjoyable read, it did not leave quite the mark I'm sure the author had intended it to. I am pleased to have read it, and it was fun while it lasted, but I do not feel changed, and The admiration I had for this book is limited. I did not run to my sister's room to rant about Sonia, or to scream about ***. I would not rave about the book to my best friend, insist that she read it.
I did like it though. I tried so hard to hate it, but I failed. The book won me over (which is hard to do), and I feel proud to have read it.
August 22, 2025
Pas terminé, vraiment mauvais et bizarre. Je ne pense pas que j'aurais aimé davantage si je l'avais lu étant plus jeune.
April 30, 2016
J'ai lu ce livre pour ma classe de français cette année. Je ne l'aurai jamais ramasser par intérêt personnel parce que ce livre parle à propos des voyages au futures et la science fiction n'est pas mon truc. Il y avait trop de moments où l'histoire devenait un peu trop immature pour mon âge. Je crois que le livre aura pu êtres plus court en gardant la même histoire.
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