Not Hebert's best book, but one of her better ones written later in her career. The characters share a lot of similarities with ones from her previous novels. A prevalent feature is the internal loneliness and detachment from the outside world that her main characters often experience. Other common themes are: possession, loss of childhood/passage into adulthood, betrayal, dwelling between dreams and reality, and rebellion to name a few. It was an easy read, with Hebert's use of figurative langu Not Hebert's best book, but one of her better ones written later in her career.

The characters share a lot of similarities with ones from her previous novels. A prevalent feature is the internal loneliness and detachment from the outside world that her main characters often experience.

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Other common themes are: possession, loss of childhood/passage into adulthood, betrayal, dwelling between dreams and reality, and rebellion to name a few. It was an easy read, with Hebert's use of figurative language being less frequent than in other works.

Death is a lure and a tease. And Heloise is its Siren. The book is only 100 pages in length and can be read in one sitting. Anne Hebert was a master of written word.

Originally written in French and translated by Sheila Fischman (kudos), this book wastes no words to create detailed, unforgettable images in so few pages. Many of the sentences are expressed in a direct, imperative writing style which creates a sense of urgency. I’ve read all of Anne Hebert’s books, and find this one to be her dark Death is a lure and a tease. And Heloise is its Siren.

The book is only 100 pages in length and can be read in one sitting. Anne Hebert was a master of written word. Originally written in French and translated by Sheila Fischman (kudos), this book wastes no words to create detailed, unforgettable images in so few pages. Many of the sentences are expressed in a direct, imperative writing style which creates a sense of urgency. I’ve read all of Anne Hebert’s books, and find this one to be her darkest.

Disappointingly, the last paragraph of the book is the least dramatic, as if Hebert herself did not know how to end the book, and pull the reader out of the hypnotic trance that she created.