Bar Balto
by Faïza Guène
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Bar Balto is a whodunit set in a dead end town near Paris. Joel, AKA 'The Rink' because of his bald pate, the very unpopular owner of the only bar in town, has been murdered. When he is found dead in his flat, naked, covered with multiple stab wounds and surrounded by rivers of blood, it's not so much a question of who killed him but who didn't kill him, and it seems that most of his customers have strong motives.Tags
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An enjoyably odd insight into the lives of various people living in a Parisian suburb. Poverty, depression, racism and all the fun stuff.
An average at best detective novel but an excellent bit of cultural/class tourism!
An average at best detective novel but an excellent bit of cultural/class tourism!
Dans ce roman policier, Guène s'exerce à donner à ses personnages chacun une voix. Chaque chapitre est raconté à la première personne du singulier et le lecteur retrouve ainsi les idiomes générationnels, expressions personnelles et accents culturels de chacun. Elle se débrouille en général très bien, la langue est très colorée et parfois franchement drôle, à l'exception d'un jeune homme autiste qui n'est absolument pas crédible. L'histoire elle-même est originale mais légère. Un livre qui a du potentiel mais qui a besoin d'être encore travaillé.
Aug 5, 2009French
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- Canonical title
- Bar Balto
- Original title
- Les Gens du Balto
- Original publication date
- 08/2008
- People/Characters*
- Joël Morvier 'Jojo'; Tanièl 'Tani'; Quetur (Tanièl); Magalie Fournier; Ali Chacal; Nadia Chacal (show all 16); Yéva; Yenzig; Jacques 'Jacquot'; Vincent Bergues; Joseph Frédéric; Virginie Fournier; Karine Z.; Denis Forgeron; Arnaud; Marcel
- Important places*
- Joigny-les-Deux-Bouts, Île-de-France, France
- First words*
- Je m'appelle Joël Morvier et j'ai décidé de raconter mon histoire moi-même.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Prêt pour le lever du rideau.
- Original language
- French
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