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'''''Sacré Bleu''''' is a novel by Creator/ChristopherMoore set in 1890s France, it follows several painters, a physical muse, and the color blue. It begins with the murder of Creator/VincentVanGogh, and it just gets stranger from there.

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'''''Sacré Bleu''''' is a novel by Creator/ChristopherMoore set in 1890s France, it follows several painters, {{painters}}, a physical muse, and the color blue. It begins with the murder of Creator/VincentVanGogh, and it just gets stranger from there.



* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several 19th century painters play a role.

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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several 19th century 19th-century painters play a role.
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* PsychopathicManchild: Despite being 40,000 years old, the Colorman behaves like an unruly kindergartner, shrugging off his evil deeds with "Sorry, Accident. Couldn't be helped".
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Le Professeur and his son, Le Professeur Deux. They may cross the line into moment of awesome, between #1's rat ''Film/BenHur'' and #2's steam stilts.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Le Professeur and his son, Le Professeur Deux. They may cross the line into moment of awesome, between #1's rat ''Film/BenHur'' ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]'' and #2's steam stilts.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Le Professeur and his son, Le Professeur Deux. They may cross the line into CrazyAwesome, between #1's rat ''Film/BenHur'' and #2's steam stilts.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Le Professeur and his son, Le Professeur Deux. They may cross the line into CrazyAwesome, moment of awesome, between #1's rat ''Film/BenHur'' and #2's steam stilts.
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* {{Badass}}: Also Bleu. A fine example is her reaction to a pimp's rather... forceful offer of employment. He doesn't survive to see the error of his ways.
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* Really700YearsOld: Bleu and the Colorman, as well as [[spoiler:Lucien at the end]].

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* Really700YearsOld: Bleu and the Colorman, Colorman (really ''40,000'' years old in his case, and maybe even older in hers), as well as [[spoiler:Lucien at the end]].

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'''''Sacré Bleu''''' is a novel by Creator/ChristopherMoore set in 1890s France, it follows several painters, a physical muse, and the color blue. It begins with the murder of Vincent van Gogh, and it just gets stranger from there.

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'''''Sacré Bleu''''' is a novel by Creator/ChristopherMoore set in 1890s France, it follows several painters, a physical muse, and the color blue. It begins with the murder of Vincent van Gogh, Creator/VincentVanGogh, and it just gets stranger from there.



* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several 19th century painters play a role.



* LovableSexManiac: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec spends much of his time in a brothel. But he's seen to be an extremely loyal friend and one of the more pleasant people in the novel.

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* LovableSexManiac: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec Creator/HenriDeToulouseLautrec spends much of his time in a brothel. But he's seen to be an extremely loyal friend and one of the more pleasant people in the novel.

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->''"This is a story about the color blue. It may dodge and weave, hide and deceive, take you down paths of love and history and inspiration, but it’s always about blue."''
-->--'''Prelude In Blue'''

A novel by ChristopherMoore set in 1890s France, it follows several painters, a physical muse, and the color blue. It begins with the murder of Vincent van Gogh, and it just gets stranger from there.

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->''"This is a story about the color blue. It may dodge and weave, hide and deceive, take you down paths of love and history and inspiration, but it’s it's always about blue."''
-->--'''Prelude In -->-- '''Prelude in Blue'''

A '''''Sacré Bleu''''' is a novel by ChristopherMoore Creator/ChristopherMoore set in 1890s France, it follows several painters, a physical muse, and the color blue. It begins with the murder of Vincent van Gogh, and it just gets stranger from there.



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!!This book contains !!''Sacré Bleu'' provides examples of:
of the following tropes:



* BunnyEarsLawyer: Le Professeur and his son, Le Professeur Deux. They may cross the line into CrazyAwesome, between #1's rat ''BenHur'' and #2's steam stilts.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Le Professeur and his son, Le Professeur Deux. They may cross the line into CrazyAwesome, between #1's rat ''BenHur'' ''Film/BenHur'' and #2's steam stilts.



-->'''Bleu''': I want you to paint me nude.
-->'''Lucien''': *dumbstruck*
-->'''Bleu''': Well, you can leave your socks on. But other than that, nude.

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-->'''Bleu''': -->'''Bleu:''' I want you to paint me nude.
-->'''Lucien''': *dumbstruck*
-->'''Bleu''':
nude.\\
'''Lucien:''' (''dumbstruck'')\\
'''Bleu:'''
Well, you can leave your socks on. But other than that, nude.



* Really700YearsOld: Bleu and the Colorman, as well as [[spoiler: Lucien at the end]].
* ShownTheirWork: As usual, Moore has done his research.

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* Really700YearsOld: Bleu and the Colorman, as well as [[spoiler: Lucien [[spoiler:Lucien at the end]].
* ShownTheirWork: As usual, Moore has done his research.research.

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A novel by ChristopherMoore set in 1890s France, it follows several painters, a physical muse, and the color blue. It begins with the murder of Vincent Van Gogh, and it just gets stranger from there.

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A novel by ChristopherMoore set in 1890s France, it follows several painters, a physical muse, and the color blue. It begins with the murder of Vincent Van van Gogh, and it just gets stranger from there.
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* LovableSexManiac: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

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* LovableSexManiac: Henri Toulouse-LautrecToulouse-Lautrec spends much of his time in a brothel. But he's seen to be an extremely loyal friend and one of the more pleasant people in the novel.

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* AntiHero: Bleu, full stop.
* {{Badass}}: Also Bleu.

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* AntiHero: Bleu, full stop.
stop. She's highly amoral, and finds no guilt and occasionally a fair bit of enjoyment in killing. But she truly does "love them all".
* {{Badass}}: Also Bleu. A fine example is her reaction to a pimp's rather... forceful offer of employment. He doesn't survive to see the error of his ways.



* CatchPhrase: "Accident. Couldn't be helped."
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Le Professeur and his son, Le Professeur Deux. They may cross the line into CrazyAwesome.

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* CatchPhrase: The Colorman's "Accident. Couldn't be helped."
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Le Professeur and his son, Le Professeur Deux. They may cross the line into CrazyAwesome.CrazyAwesome, between #1's rat ''BenHur'' and #2's steam stilts.



-->'''Bleu''': I want you to paint me nude.
-->'''Lucien''': *dumbstruck*
-->'''Bleu''': Well, you can leave your socks on. But other than that, nude.



* MamaBear: Mere Lessard
* MsFanservice: Bleu

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* MamaBear: Mere Lessard
Lessard. She nearly brains Bleu with a crepe pan when she believes that "Juliette" is endangering her son.
* MsFanservice: BleuBleu. She's been known to employ the "Look at these!" method when a conversation is not going her way.
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* AGodAmI: Bleu refers to herself as "a fucking goddess", and she's not at all unjustified in doing so.



* PhysicalGod: Bleu refers to herself as "a fucking goddess", and she's not at all unjustified in doing so. The Colorman could also count, as well as [[spoiler: Lucien at the end]].
* Really700YearsOld: Bleu and the Colorman

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* PhysicalGod: Really700YearsOld: Bleu refers to herself as "a fucking goddess", and she's not at all unjustified in doing so. The Colorman could also count, the Colorman, as well as [[spoiler: Lucien at the end]].
* Really700YearsOld: Bleu and the Colorman
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* AntiHero: Bleu, full stop.
* {{Badass}}: Also Bleu.


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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Le Professeur and his son, Le Professeur Deux. They may cross the line into CrazyAwesome.


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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: "Cheesy Marie" is the exception, but Mireille and the others at the Moulin Rouge seem quite nice.


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* MsFanservice: Bleu


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* Really700YearsOld: Bleu and the Colorman

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Colorman is dead and Lucien has his Juliette forever. But he can never go home, never see his friends or family again, and will have to make the Sacre Bleu for eternity or the love of his life will fade into nothing.]]
* CatchPhrase: "Accident. Couldn't be helped."



* LovableSexManiac: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec,

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* InSeriesNickname: Subverted. "Poopstick" appears to be Bleu's nickname for the Colorman. Turns out ''that's'' his real name.
* LovableSexManiac: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Toulouse-Lautrec



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Colorman. When asked what his first name is, he responds with "The". His name was originally "Two Grunts and a Shrug", which translates to "Poop on a Stick", so you can't really blame him.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Colorman. When asked what his first name is, he responds with "The". His He was born in 38,000 BC and his name was originally "Two Grunts and a Shrug", which Shrug". This translates to "Poop on a Stick", so you can't really blame him.
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->''"This is a story about the color blue. It may dodge and weave, hide and deceive, take you down paths of love and history and inspiration, but it’s always about blue."

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->''"This is a story about the color blue. It may dodge and weave, hide and deceive, take you down paths of love and history and inspiration, but it’s always about blue.""''
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->''"This is a story about the color blue. It may dodge and weave, hide and deceive, take you down paths of love and history and inspiration, but it’s always about blue."
-->--'''Prelude In Blue'''

A novel by ChristopherMoore set in 1890s France, it follows several painters, a physical muse, and the color blue. It begins with the murder of Vincent Van Gogh, and it just gets stranger from there.

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!!This book contains examples of:

* DeadpanSnarker: Bleu, ''absolutely''.
* LovableSexManiac: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec,
* MamaBear: Mere Lessard
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Colorman. When asked what his first name is, he responds with "The". His name was originally "Two Grunts and a Shrug", which translates to "Poop on a Stick", so you can't really blame him.
* PhysicalGod: Bleu refers to herself as "a fucking goddess", and she's not at all unjustified in doing so. The Colorman could also count, as well as [[spoiler: Lucien at the end]].
* ShownTheirWork: As usual, Moore has done his research.

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