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dakotahreads's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Suicide
jblawson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
My, oh, my.
This book touched me in the deepest of ways, bringing out something I hadn’t felt in many years: the feeling of being seen in literature.
Though this story isn’t mine, the experience that is Phillipe’s often felt like my own. There is a particular experience that most (if not all) queer people must endure: love that cannot be. A swarming desire that must be compressed. I’ve experienced it myself.
This feeling of love, it transports me; it makes me happy. At the same time, it consumes me and makes me miserable, the way all impossible loves are miserable.
The double meaning of the translated title is pure genius. The nuance of the characters (specifically Thomas) is so well written. The unmistakable love that could not see the light of day ate away at me. The untarnishable mark that is left after a great love (and loss)… this book was so much more than I could’ve asked of it to be.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Suicide
clairedearest_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide and Death
lou_loo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying
mari_vangberg's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Suicide and Death
risemini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Homophobia, Suicide, Bullying, and Death
connorkuj's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Grief, and Homophobia
q_bert13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Classism, and Bullying
Minor: Suicide and Abandonment
morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol, Ableism, Death, Miscarriage, Car accident, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, and Vomit
itsjusterika's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Homophobia, and Vomit
Lost Love you never forget about.