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cheyreads_'s review against another edition
4.0
HOW IS THIS YA?!??!!! My heart actually hurts.
This book could have easily gotten 4 stars and been marked as a pretty great read. But that ENDING?! Holy crap.
I loved how attached I was to Lochan. All of his joy, pain, confusion, anxiety - every emotion or experience he had, I felt 100%. That made the entire story so compelling and the ending that much harder to read. Also, the writing was PHENOMENAL! I’m actually surprised I didn’t weep hysterically but I think I had my hand over my mouth for the last 1/4 of the book.
Fantastic read. Heart wrenching, raw, and strangely beautiful.
This book could have easily gotten 4 stars and been marked as a pretty great read. But that ENDING?! Holy crap.
I loved how attached I was to Lochan. All of his joy, pain, confusion, anxiety - every emotion or experience he had, I felt 100%. That made the entire story so compelling and the ending that much harder to read. Also, the writing was PHENOMENAL! I’m actually surprised I didn’t weep hysterically but I think I had my hand over my mouth for the last 1/4 of the book.
Fantastic read. Heart wrenching, raw, and strangely beautiful.
bibliophile90's review against another edition
5.0
One of the most taboo and heartbreaking books I have ever read! I cried my eyes out so many times, and I still haven't found the courage to reread this book. The cover perfectly visualises this book.
tainted_words's review against another edition
5.0
Ovo prepusujem točno iz bilježnice, točno sekund nakon što sam pročitala.
„Sada kada sam se primirila, donekle, dok me oči peču zapisujem ovo.
Nakon kratkog emocionalnog kraha, popraćenog deranjem i vikanjem, zahtjevajući znati zašto cijena ljubavi je uvijek smrt, zanima me zašto uvijek ostavlja posljedice iza sebe, pogotovo slomljene i tužne ljude.
Knjiga mi nije bila uznemirujuća; susretala sam se ja s incestima i nije mi se zgadila sama pomisao na još jednu.
Ljubav; čak i u tom obliku je, po mojem mišljenju prihvatljiva. Priča, ta izdržljiva ljubav, nešto trajno usađeno između Lochana i Maye je nešto što nije čitano sa stajalište osobe s nekim ogromnim moralnim preprekama kada je u vezi ljubav.
Incesti, ma koliki rijetki bili, gledati će s gađenjem, još mnogo, mnogo godina kao i masturbiranje, homoseksualnost i mnogo drugo toga.
Ovo nije samo puka priča, ovi likovi možda jesu nestvarni ali tamo negdje, možda nedaleko od nas postoje braće i sestre, ma možda i normalni par drugačije nacionalnosti ili vjere prolaze kroz nešto ovako. 100% sam sigurna u to!
Ova priča krije mnogo više od tragične ljubavi, neprestane borbe za preživljavanje i prihvaćanje, globalnog zanemarivanja djece, raspalih obitelji, nemarnih roditelja a to je da je to stvarnost, tužna surova stvarnost proizašla iz pera žene koja se borila da priča ugleda svjetlo dana (googlah ja), koja je omogućila da ljudi pročitaju ovo i da (kao ja) dožive dubinu ovoga i naplaču se.“
Osim ovoga gore, knjiga je jako dobro napisana, zaljubila sam se u Lochana, njegovu krhost ali i snagu i njegovu poderanu usnicu.
„Sada kada sam se primirila, donekle, dok me oči peču zapisujem ovo.
Nakon kratkog emocionalnog kraha, popraćenog deranjem i vikanjem, zahtjevajući znati zašto cijena ljubavi je uvijek smrt, zanima me zašto uvijek ostavlja posljedice iza sebe, pogotovo slomljene i tužne ljude.
Knjiga mi nije bila uznemirujuća; susretala sam se ja s incestima i nije mi se zgadila sama pomisao na još jednu.
Ljubav; čak i u tom obliku je, po mojem mišljenju prihvatljiva. Priča, ta izdržljiva ljubav, nešto trajno usađeno između Lochana i Maye je nešto što nije čitano sa stajalište osobe s nekim ogromnim moralnim preprekama kada je u vezi ljubav.
Incesti, ma koliki rijetki bili, gledati će s gađenjem, još mnogo, mnogo godina kao i masturbiranje, homoseksualnost i mnogo drugo toga.
Ovo nije samo puka priča, ovi likovi možda jesu nestvarni ali tamo negdje, možda nedaleko od nas postoje braće i sestre, ma možda i normalni par drugačije nacionalnosti ili vjere prolaze kroz nešto ovako. 100% sam sigurna u to!
Ova priča krije mnogo više od tragične ljubavi, neprestane borbe za preživljavanje i prihvaćanje, globalnog zanemarivanja djece, raspalih obitelji, nemarnih roditelja a to je da je to stvarnost, tužna surova stvarnost proizašla iz pera žene koja se borila da priča ugleda svjetlo dana (googlah ja), koja je omogućila da ljudi pročitaju ovo i da (kao ja) dožive dubinu ovoga i naplaču se.“
Osim ovoga gore, knjiga je jako dobro napisana, zaljubila sam se u Lochana, njegovu krhost ali i snagu i njegovu poderanu usnicu.
rpaulams's review against another edition
No esperaba que un libro que trata un tema como este estuviera narrado de una forma tan delicada. Al principio te horrorizas, te llevas las manos a la cabeza y estás más o menos así:
Pero a medida que avanza el libro, te presentan la historia de tal forma que acabas así:
Y luego simplemente terminas así:
Pero a medida que avanza el libro, te presentan la historia de tal forma que acabas así:
Y luego simplemente terminas así:
paulams's review against another edition
No esperaba que un libro que trata un tema como este estuviera narrado de una forma tan delicada. Al principio te horrorizas, te llevas las manos a la cabeza y estás más o menos así:
Pero a medida que avanza el libro, te presentan la historia de tal forma que acabas así:
Y luego simplemente terminas así:
Pero a medida que avanza el libro, te presentan la historia de tal forma que acabas así:
Y luego simplemente terminas así:
xu_'s review against another edition
4.0
Beautifully written, some characters were lovable and some weren't. The pacing just right in the beginning and towards the end, but the middle was a bit draggy for me. The novel focused largely on their physical relationship, or how they wanted a physical relationship. I understand that-- it's human nature to crave for things that cannot be had, but it was just a little too much on that; I was looking for some more meaning to their relationship. Although it did mention the reason why they fell in love, it feels a bit premature for me.
Would recommend to anyone who wants to read something slightly disturbing and wholly different.
PS: I don't understand how this was approved for the Young Adult genre.
Would recommend to anyone who wants to read something slightly disturbing and wholly different.
PS: I don't understand how this was approved for the Young Adult genre.
haley_j_casey's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
Heart-breaking. I want Lochan and Maya to be together. And I did not see the ending coming, which made it worse.
Heart-breaking. I want Lochan and Maya to be together. And I did not see the ending coming, which made it worse.
brittany82792's review against another edition
5.0
WOW, just wow.
This book... I really had to sit and think about my feeling toward this book once I finished.
This is a story about incest, thats no spoiler.
However, the pacing, the writing, the story itself... I found myself growing attached to these characters and honestly sometimes forgetting the family dynamic due to the style of the authors writing. You really do get thrown into their world; all the responsibility, the stress, its a common thing that we all feel and go through... however the incest is the outlier factor.
I feel honestly disgusted sympathizing with the story but the manner in which its told I feel like its not hard to do... This was a 5 star read for me and I would definitely recommend it
This book... I really had to sit and think about my feeling toward this book once I finished.
This is a story about incest, thats no spoiler.
However, the pacing, the writing, the story itself... I found myself growing attached to these characters and honestly sometimes forgetting the family dynamic due to the style of the authors writing. You really do get thrown into their world; all the responsibility, the stress, its a common thing that we all feel and go through... however the incest is the outlier factor.
I feel honestly disgusted sympathizing with the story but the manner in which its told I feel like its not hard to do... This was a 5 star read for me and I would definitely recommend it