Reviews

Lie with Me by Philippe Besson

booktrotter_bxl's review against another edition

4.0

'Ik ontdek dat afwezigheid een bepaalde consistentie heeft. Misschien die van het donkere water van een rivier, je zou zweren dat het olie is, waarin je spartelt en verdrinkt. Of anders een dichtheid, die van het donker, een onbepaalde ruimte waar je geen oriëntatiepunten hebt, waar je je kunt stoten, waar je naar licht zoekt, iets waaraan je je vast kunt klampen, iets om te leiden.
Maar afwezigheid is natuurlijk in de eerste plaats stilte, de stilte om je heen die op je schouders drukt, waarin je opspringt zodra er een onverwacht, niet thuis te brengen geluid of het rumoer van buiten te horen is'

paulojmtx's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

chloezcamille's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

4.0

simonipatel's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-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

kaedenslibrary's review against another edition

5.0

This book as short as it was was still able to pull at my heartstrings. The way a connection can grip you and stay with you your whole life, that two people can be consumed by the same shared experiences, yet living their lives so differently.

“This smile devastated me for a long time after- I know that Thomas consented to this single picture only because he knew (had decided) that it was our last moment together. He smiled so that I could take his smile with me.”

Note: I am absolutely shocked to be feeling as much as I am, I couldn’t have imagined I could feel so deeply after reading not even two-hundred pages. I feel as though I’ve been hit in the face, lightheaded full of thoughts where really there aren’t thoughts at all, just a strong sense of feeling.

mtun's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

adriana17's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

soapgrace's review against another edition

5.0

don’t read this on a plane unless you want to be emotionally destroyed by the time you land

dudenhag's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

drushtii's review against another edition

4.0

It's been a while since I read this book, so bear with me. What I seem to remember most is the prose from this book. It was really gorgeous. What I got from this book was "the one that got away" - how your first love affects the rest of your life. It's very intimate and was very moving at times. It's a short little book, but the emotions it conveyed were very strong. I would recommend it. Toodles!