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modboi5
Jun 11, 2015modboi5 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
'Hunting & Gathering' is a tour de force for writer Anna Gavalda. Amazing insight into the lives of her 4 protagonists: Paulette, an aging octogenarian in denial of her limited & rapidly diminishing ability; Franck, her self loathing grandson; Philibert, the out of touch roommate; & Camille, the girl upstairs who becomes, unwittingly, the catalyst for change. Gavalda masters the art of fleshing out female characters; the men are caricatures. That said, it's their relationships and partnerships which pull them together and consequently pull them up. A parable for modern times, 'Hunting & Gathering' has a more apt French title: 'Ensemble, C'est Tout' - together, that's everything.