There are some serious f'ing spoilers (and swearing) behind the link below. AARGH .. this book is why I rarely read fiction. Especially French fiction. 
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 OMFG. I am still feeling kicked in the box because of the ending. Are you serious?!?! She dies. Renee DIES! BLARG. 
 Language .. beautiful. The translator did an incredible job. 
 Structure .. fun, alternating between Renee and Paloma's voice. 
 Philosophy .. a lot of reviewers said they had a problem with it being a pretentious philosophical treatise. It's French - expect that. 
 Characters .. I got lost in some of the minor ones, but the major ones - delightful. Sure, Monsieur Oku may be too good to be true, but sometimes that's what you want. 
 Story .. interesting enough. 
 Ending .. NO. 
 Is this what it takes to be literature now?!? Someone needs to die in the end? Why can't there be redemption without death? Fuck. Sometimes you just want a fucking happy ending. 
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 If there were negative stars I would have given them. 
 Except the translator gets 10 stars .. she did an amazing job. 
 The language is beautiful.