The Red Notebook â€� Reader Q&A

Questions About The Red Notebook

Reader Q&A

To ask other readers questions about The Red Notebook, please sign up.

Answered Questions (5)

I only have one question: how does the bookseller know the owner of the handbag is a woman if he doesn't even have a name at all?

Bianca Laurent took a wild guess assuming that the mauve, women's handbag might belong to a woman. ;) â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðLaurent took a wild guess assuming that the mauve, women's handbag might belong to a woman. ;) (less)

flag

Possessions play a very big role in The Red Notebook. To what extent can they tell us about, or even obscure, someoneâ€™s personality?

Donovan Day I think possessions can tell a lot about a person, especially a journal as is the case in this very clever novel.

flag

Did you like the ending...Did it surprise you?

Jan

This answer contains spoilersâ€� (view spoiler)

flag

Should i read it in french or in english ??

Hennie That depends on how well you know French. It is always better to read in the language the author wrote it in.

flag

Laurent first gets to know Laure through the red notebook. Why do you think people like to write down their thoughts and feelings?

Linda Joan Didion said she wrote "to know what I'm thinking." Writing helps us to clarify our thoughts and feelings, both for ourselves and for others. And â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðJoan Didion said she wrote "to know what I'm thinking." Writing helps us to clarify our thoughts and feelings, both for ourselves and for others. And in this novel, we, along with Laurent, feel that we know Laure because of what she's written.(less)

flag