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Betty Blue: The Story of a Passion

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Betty isn't the kind of girl you meet every day of the week. Most girls don't set fire to apartments, attack people, or kidnap children. But Betty is different, and whatever she might do, her boyfriend loves her with all his heart. This is his account of how he tries to keep up with the woman that he loves and his desperate attempts to make her happy, all resulting in danger, violence and constant action. Betty Blue is a compelling first-person narrative, beautifully descriptive and emotive, a paean to romance, and a stark reminder of the pain that love can bring.

I guess i have to agree with what everyone said about this book, it truely is fantastic. Please email me should anyone knows where i could get any other book(s) by this author

once i found out that there is nothing like luck or peace to find i learned to live my life. but as long as i know that chances arent too bad to get the one ore another from time to time, i do my best between the big moments.

i loved it. djian is a great writer. i write my own stories but after djian i decided to quit. he's done everything i want to do. u must read this... fabulous.

Betty Blue shimmers... like the ocean just after sunrise on a clear morning. I have read many books by many authors but this is still my tale, clear concise use of language, rich in imagery. There is nothing forced in Djian's writing. One is swept away by the story and only on rereading Betty Blue does one realise with what skill and subtle mastery Djian has transported one to the tale's powerful emotional climax. On the first reading I was awed by the story and on the second reading by his use of language. Simply put, I love it for its passion, I love it for its use of imagery, I respect the author for simply telling and not philosophising. What a shame that it should be out of print! If anyone knows of any other books by the author, please e-mail me

this book is on my top 10. Mr. Djian just writes it like it could happen to you. Do you need a change in your outlook on life? Follow Mr. Djian for a few pages and before you know it, you will have read all there is to read in English by him. There are at least two more titles that are at least as good as Betty Blue. I've read them in German, and I am quite surprised they are not translated/published in English. Enjoy the ride!

This book rocks, Djians writeing is pure rythm'blues and his characters are beaming of live and spirit. a real must read for pretty much everybody (unless you are prude 8-)

Tristian Hawkins, Chuck Palahniuk and Dijan... Bad bad bad! There is nothing here. There is no character, no story. Just soft-core sexual appetite and swearing. Ah, you can find a few comic passage. Simple people, simple lifes. It does not worth to telling or reading. Walk on the streets, you should find many Betty Blues and bad authors!

I have already written a review of this excellent book just a few weeks ago. I wonder if it was never received or never put on the web or are you still getting to it.