My Blue Notebooks

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Summary: what a big life
Review: Imagine if Satine from the movie Moulin Rouge had lived and actually married the Duke. That's the life of Liane De Pougy. Long before the sexual revolution was even daydreamed about Liane was doing exactly what she wanted. Instead of being crushed by society she soared, married well, enjoyed life and in her old age, she changed her mind,repented and became a nun. This should be made into a movie. I liked it.

Rating:
Summary: what a big life
Review: Imagine if Satine from the movie Moulin Rouge had lived and actually married the Duke. That's the life of Liane De Pougy. Long before the sexual revolution was even daydreamed about Liane was doing exactly what she wanted. Instead of being crushed by society she soared, married well, enjoyed life and in her old age, she changed her mind,repented and became a nun. This should be made into a movie. I liked it.

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Summary: Turning Self-Absorption in an Art Form
Review: Liane's life gave her all she needed to write a delicious and delightful book, had she but turned outward. Her self-absorption is amusing for a chapter, then becomes banal. The book made my 17-year-old daughter appear altogether gracious!

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Summary: My BORING Blue Notebooks...don't be fooled by the back cover
Review: Our entire book club of 12 wonderful women thought this book sounded like a great read, but NONE of us could make ourselves finish it (a first in 7 years of book club!). The back cover promises insite into Liane's exciting live, but we just get to hear abou her boring life as an over the hill sinner. Don't waste your time...we didn't! Unfortunately, we had already wasted our money :(
- Lisa from Madison