Reviews tagging 'Death'

Хватит врать by Philippe Besson

41 reviews

lb22g10's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

kittkattsnacck's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It’s good. I think the plot is a little predictable but it did still get to me by the end. The romance is written in a very hazy way which is maybe supposed to resemble the haziness of memories, but also makes it hard for me to believe the emotions. These are two characters who have impacted each other so greatly they remember each other for the rest of their lives. And yet, it never really seems like they like each other all that much. This book definitely grew on me as it went. And I discovered different angles as I kept reading. But I had my issues as well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Suicide

cady_sass's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Beautiful and heartbreaking, if not a bit cliche. 

Highly recommend to fans of Call Me By Your Name 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

jinja's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Simple and realistic protrayal of a teenage relationship. Quite sad at points

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia

cami7's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying and Abandonment

icieri's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Suicide

mold_munchr's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book destroyed me in the most beautiful and poetic way possible. 1000/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Religious bigotry

madisone's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read this book in 2.5 hours. The writing was easy to follow, but very beautiful. Told in three chapters, each one encapsulating a different time in their lives, this story gracefully shows the truth of first loves and first losses. I didn’t realize how quickly this book was going until I flipped to the last page and realized there was no more. I do have to say, the last page was what made me give it five stars. It was going to get 4.5, but the last sentence gave me that, “Wow. I can’t believe it’s over,” feeling. Jack Edwards has truly yet to fail me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia

elioreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This actually made me tear up while I was reading this is a beautifully rendered story with so much heart and emotion at the core

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, and Abandonment

There are frequent references to the AIDS crisis and the effect it had on the POV character and people around him. The third section of the book

deals entirely with the death of Thomas by suicide

and more references are made to death throughout the book

catandherbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death