The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Marc Levy's All Those Things We Never Said.
Year in, year out, Levy is one of the bestselling novelists in France (and this one reportedly quickly sold more than a half a million copies), but like other locally incredibly popular writers (Guillaume Musso, Katherine Pancol) has made little inroads with English-speaking audiences. Curious about his success, I'm glad to have been able to have a look at this; still, you can sort of see why it didn't really take hereabouts.
Yes, he's a hack -- but not without talent of sorts.
Year in, year out, Levy is one of the bestselling novelists in France (and this one reportedly quickly sold more than a half a million copies), but like other locally incredibly popular writers (Guillaume Musso, Katherine Pancol) has made little inroads with English-speaking audiences. Curious about his success, I'm glad to have been able to have a look at this; still, you can sort of see why it didn't really take hereabouts.
Yes, he's a hack -- but not without talent of sorts.