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I was addicted to biographies when I was in junior high and I kept thinking of those as I read Madame de Stael.... This isn't an "academic" biography; it's clearly written for a popular audience and, as such, was quite enjoyable. In my opinion, it is an overview of the more exciting and titillating aspects of her life. Nevertheless, I wanted to slap her frequently and some of her men even more frequently! I had never heard of her and am pleased I now know who she was and I learned a LOT about the French Revolution!
One of the things I really like about reading books through Daily Lit is that I already am on my computer and it is so easy to Google topics and people and images of the people. It provided much needed context and added strikingly to my enjoyment.
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I'm going to reserve my thoughts until after I've read this book. But, Germain deStael has been my idol and mentor since I was a girl of 19 (many, many, years ago). I've read all the translations of her novels and biographies and even spoken to a descendent of hers at Coppet just a few years ago. It will be very interesting to see how this current book treats this very pivotal and powerful woman of the French Revolution.
Jan 12, 2010 6:43 pm
by SJThomas
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