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La petite communiste qui ne souriait jamais
La petite communiste qui ne souriait jamais: Roman | Lola Lafon
9 posts | 4 read | 7 to read
Fascine par le destin de la petite gymnaste roumaine de quatorze ans apparue aux JO de Montral en 1976 pour devenir immdiatement un mythe plantaire, la narratrice de ce roman imagine l'exprience que vcut cette prodigieuse fillette venue, par la puret de ses gestes, incarner aux yeux du monde le rve d'une enfance ternelle. Mais quelle version retenir du parcours de cette petite communiste qui ne souriait jamais et qui voltigea, d'Est en Ouest, devant ses juges sportifs, politiques ou mdiatiques, entre adoration des foules et manipulations tatiques ? Plus proche de la lgende d'Icare que de la mythologie des "dieux du stade", hommage une fe qui mit mal guerres froides, ordinateurs et records, le roman de Lola Lafon dlivre aussi une passionnante mditation sur l'invention et l'impitoyable valuation du corps fminin.
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JulieB
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Mehso-so

Read it for my work bookclub, and while I don't regret reading it and what the author was trying to say was interesting, I found it incredibly frustrating. Reading fiction based on a real person and real events just means that I spend more time watching videos and googling things then actually reading the book. I want to know the facts, the fictional stuff just ends up annoying me.

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naturalog
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You ever get to work and all you want to do is keep reading the book you started on the train? #thestruggleisreal #mondaymorning

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naturalog
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(Some of?) my TBR for today's 24 hour #readathon!

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Delphine
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Reading in French. It's about the amazing life of Nadia Comaneci, a Romanian gymnast who won several golden medals at the Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976. It also gives an amazing insight about what life was like for people living under Ceausescu's regime. The lack of food, the impossibility to trust anyone as everyone is spying on each other... almost done with it and so far a very good book. #readinginFrench #literature #communism #sport #women

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RunANC
Mehso-so

While I thought the social commentary aspect was well done and on point, I wanted more from Nadia's viewpoint. I came away wondering if I would get more out of Letters to a Young Gymnast.

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RunANC
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It would be fantastic if they discovered that you don't need to work hard to win, but unfortunately that's not the case.

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Gleefulreader
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Pickpick

Tardy on #day10 of #photoadaynov16 - my #brewandbook (tea, since I am not a beer drinker).

This book is a re-imagining of the life of Nadia Comaneci as told through the narrator and her imagined dialogue with Nadia. While the biographical details are interesting, the deeper examination of the fascination with girls'/women's bodies, their use as tools of propaganda in the Cold War, and role of societal expectations was the deeper story. Well done!

LitHousewife I've got to pick this up! 8y
Lacythebookworm That sounds great! 👍 8y
BookishFeminist This sounds like a great read for the post-election #overthis list too. Thanks for this rec! Must read this! 8y
RealLifeReading Sounds good! Stacked! 8y
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Gleefulreader
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When your kid is old enough to go off alone with her almost-cousin at the water park. READING TIME!

merelybookish It would make me so happy to see someone reading this at a water park. 😀 8y
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romancandles

"Back home there was nothing to desire. But in the west, you are called on to desire constantly."