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sunilsinghx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.75
As I've said before every sentence in this novel was worthy of being annotated. In which did annotate.. yes i did the unthinkable and marked the book with aesthetically pleasing lines. Back to the novel, It was a depiction of love, life and loss. One of the first striking points about the book was it's first person storytelling, they set the scenario in first person which don't see many books do. The book had a lot of provoking depictions for example whether being in love and being happy is the same? And even an exploration of the world war in Paris. The book was split into three parts. Being Offering, Loss and Separation. The first part was my favourite as the tone was much lighter. The second part is where felt lost it set the story betweena series of letters between the characters (which I didn't love) the ending also felt short and focused too much on the wrong point for me. I wanted to see more of an interaction between Marcel and Vincent. Or at least Vincent's feelings.
gavin200034's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
fablestag's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
eliross's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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? Yes
3.5
harri_bear's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
alexh309's review against another edition
5.0
I have been waiting for this book for YEARS, I’m so glad I found it, t’was destiny to meet in that bookshop. I,,,,wowow it was so good, I love this writing style, I love the long dialogues, I love how sad it is, just so amazing, I am in awe
serenegirl's review against another edition
5.0
"Alexis’s skin had the softness of a young man of twenty. That soft skin, that smooth face under my fingers made me want to weep, to give up. I supposed the death of Alexis Guérande was reason enough to give up. I thought that the death of a young man of twenty, with such soft skin, was reason enough to stop trying to survive, to stop trying to make it out alive. I thought the world made no sense if young men of twenty with such soft skin could die."