I have read/ listened up to page 189.
I say this because I find this book incredible boring. Don't get me wrong, the concept is interesting, it has commendable aspects to it, but as a whole it is incredibly dull. As luck would have it my Mum happens to have the audiobook, so I have begun listening to that instead in effort to try and finish it at some point.
Never the less, here are my most recent favourite parts:
Page 163: "Without the civilians, without everyone panicking, that wave of refugees blocking up the roads, we would have had a chance."
"Everyone thinking of himself! Such egotism..."
I particularly like both of these quotes because they are so immensely hypocritical. These sentences are part of an extensive conversation between the Count de Furières and Monsieur Corbin. Both have proven themselves selfish and lacking in compassion. They were both among the "refugees blocking up the roads" and even more so were both "panicking". I understand that this is most likely done deliberately by the author however that doesn't make it any less irritating to read. Honestly I'm not sure why this is my favourite, perhaps because it's simply so hypocritical that it's great.
Page 164: "The chambermaid had put a small framed picture belonging to Monsieur Corbin in Madame Corbin's handbag; it contained a photograph of Arlette, stark naked. The nudity itself might not have offended his wife - she was a person with a great deal of common sense - but the dancer was wearing a magnificent necklace."
For a little context, Monsieur Corbin has a wife (Madame Corbin) and a mistress (Arlette) who is a dancer.
I find this interesting because Madame Corbin is not concerned that her husband has naked pictures of another women in his possession, more that she is wearing a "magnificent necklace". In the novel we don't actually really meet Madame Corbin properly, but I think that you find out enough about her character from this single sentence anyway.
That is all,
Meg x
