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5.0 out of 5 stars The unknown strength of women
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2019
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I like the suspense of waiting to read the next chapter and learn more on each character. This book shows how women fight on a daily basis to reach a better world for them and their loved ones. I would recommend this book to all women. I chose this rating because the writer kept me wanting to read more. That comes only from a successful writer. I will read it again concentrating more on the French words that were new to me. There was plenty of new vocabulary. I did some work in researching the meaning, so as to enrich my knowledge of the French language. Loved the book!
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Loretta
5.0 out of 5 stars An easy book to read but difficult to put down
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019
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I enjoyed this book very much, there're three independent stories of three different women in three different countries with three different social environments. At the end of the book you understand why the tittle "la tresse" (the braid) and in a braid, there are three different strands of hair that make a whole.
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nharrel
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging story of 3 women
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2020
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As an intermediate student of French, this book was a perfect fit and just the right level of difficulty. It is the story of 3 women, one from India, one from Sicily, and one from Montreal whose lives intersect in a surprising way. Their stories of personal challenge are told in alternating chapters. I couldn't wait to get to the next chapter and was sorry when it was over.
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Dasa
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2019
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Beautifully written, albeit simple, three stories of three different women from three different worlds (definetly a book for women, men won't find themselves in here). Touching and easy to read (not too long, too). Really, a wonderful story for women of any age in our world.
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Serious Walker
1.0 out of 5 stars Very Simplistic Story
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2020
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I did not enjoy either the style or the plot of this book. It was overly dramatic and the characters did not have much depth. There was a great deal of the author telling the reader about everything and little dialogue or interaction with other characters. It read more like a screenplay than like a novel.
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Glenn Anaiscourt
5.0 out of 5 stars Touchant et bien écrit
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2020
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Les trois histoires de femmes de ce roman sont engageantes, et le livre nous rappelle qu'à travers nos activités quotidiennes et banales et au cours de nos vies avec nos familles, nos amis et nos collègues, nous sommes tous involontairement connectés les uns aux autres à travers toute la géographie.
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Claudine Erlandson
5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked on book or a page-turner
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017
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Extraordinary book! I was hooked from the very first page! The lives and destinies of the 3 Women are haunting me now. As w/ a puzzle everything fits. I highly recommend it.
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Mom of two boys
5.0 out of 5 stars Hymne aux femmes
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2021
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Très belle écriture et très belle histoire. L’histoire de chacune de ces 3 femmes est captivante dès le début.
Rien à redire un très bon moment passé dans cette lecture.
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Granny
2.0 out of 5 stars Bof bof...
Reviewed in France on November 21, 2019
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" La tresse" de Laetitia Colombani (224p)
Ed.Grasset

Bonjour les fous de lectures...

BOF BOF BOF

Qui n'a pas entendu parler de ce livre à la couverture jaune canari?
Qui n'a pas entendu ou lu ses nombreuses critiques dithyrambiques?

Il fallait donc que je rattrape mon retard et que je vois si je n'étais pas passée à côté du live de la décennie, que dis-je du siècle !!

Trois femmes, trois vies, trois continents.
Il y a Smita, l'intouchable indienne qui rêve d'un avenir meilleur pour sa fille.
Giulia, la sicilienne qui travaille dans l'entreprise familiale de traitement des cheveux et qui fera tout pour sauver celle-ci.
Et Sarah, la carriériste canadienne qui se voit rattrapée par la maladie.

Ce roman choral nous parle de ces trois destins de femmes à la fois tellement proches et éloignées.
Trois femmes que tout sépare et qui sont cependant liées par un simple fil .. que dis-je .. un cheveu

L'histoire est bien mais trop survolée à mon goût ( le destin de ses trois femmes est résumé en 220p), on galope tout le long des courts chapitres.
J'ai eu du mal a trouver de l'empathie pour ces trois destins qui auraient mérité à être narrés séparément je pense.
Ajoutons quelques invraisemblance ...

Bref... la sauce a pris ( la lecture est aisée) mais n'a pas tellement bon goût et laisse un arrière goût amer et d'inachevé.

Vous l'aurez compris .. pas conquise et encore une fois bien du mal à m'expliquer les tirades élogieuses qui ont suivi la parution de ce livre.

Serait-ce un roman formaté pour plaire ? Il y a tant de livres sur le même sujet bien plus intéressants !!
On le dit bourré d'optimisme .. oui.. si on veut .. on va dire cela!

Alors .. Pas de panique pour celles et ceux qui ne l'ont pas encore lu. Vous n'avez pas perdu grand chose certes ... disons que je le conseille comme joli roman de vacances.
De plus, vous avez droit à la séance de rattrapage.. Un film est à l'étude.

Voilà ... je vais encore me faire des amis sur ce retour qui n'est pas construit avec des tresses d'éloges .
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Corinne
5.0 out of 5 stars Un bon livre
Reviewed in France on July 18, 2017
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Délicat, intelligent, sensible. Les premières pages m'ont fait découvrir un univers que j'ignorais totalement et, simplement pour ces pages et la cruelle réalité qu'elles décrivent, je remercie l'auteur. Le coup de cœur que j'ai eu pour Laetitia Colombani dans "on n'est pas couchés", s'est confirmé. Et j'ai commandé le livre immédiatement. N'en déplaise à Yann Moix...
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xgua
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book to practice French
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2020
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I liked the book, although I found Sarah's chapters incredibly annoying. The style of writing is so repetitive! My favourite was Samita and Giulia was OK. Bought it mainly to practice my French. The language is simple and the grammatical construction very straight forward. You won't find great metaphors here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quelle belle histoire
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2020
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Jai adoré la façon dont c'était écrit
L'histoire de ces trois femmes tellement differentes jusqu'a ce que leurs destins se croisent.
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adelina gschwandtner
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2019
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Very good book for a non-native French person. In the end all goes well like in a Hollywood movie but that's nice.
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