Betty Blue: The Story of a Passion: A Novel

by Philippe Djian

Book Overview

They were predicting storms for the end of the day but the sky stayed blue and the wind died down. I went to take a look in the kitchen - make sure things weren't getting clogged up in the bottom of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555841120
• ISBN13: 9781555841126
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

best

i loved it. djian is a great writer. i write my own stories but after djian i decided to quit. he's done everything i want to do. u must read this... fabulous.

excellent or is it the best ever?

I guess i have to agree with what everyone said about this book, it truely is fantastic. Please email me should anyone knows where i could get any other book(s) by this author

do you want to have some fun?

this book is on my top 10. Mr. Djian just writes it like it could happen to you. Do you need a change in your outlook on life? Follow Mr. Djian for a few pages and before you know it, you will have read all there is to read in English by him. There are at least two more titles that are at least as good as Betty Blue. I've read them in German, and I am quite surprised they are not translated/published in English. Enjoy the ride!

Betty Blue, my favourite book ever

Betty Blue shimmers... like the ocean just after sunrise on a clear morning. I have read many books by many authors but this is still my tale, clear concise use of language, rich in imagery. There is nothing forced in Djian's writing. One is swept away by the story and only on rereading Betty Blue does one realise with what skill and subtle mastery Djian has transported one to the tale's powerful emotional climax. On the first reading I was awed by the story and on the second reading by his use of language. Simply put, I love it for its passion, I love it for its use of imagery, I respect the author for simply telling and not philosophising. What a shame that it should be out of print! If anyone knows of any other books by the author, please e-mail me

pure magic of every-day life

once i found out that there is nothing like luck or peace to find i learned to live my life. but as long as i know that chances arent too bad to get the one ore another from time to time, i do my best between the big moments.