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amazelan's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
c'était.. beau ?
l'écriture était incroyable, poétique mais pas trop, légère mais pleine d'émotions. j'ai pas particulièrement aimé les personnages, enfin, je m'y suis attaché à la longue, surtout à Nathalie, mais ce n'est pas les meilleurs personnages qui soient - Charles est un connard fini.
l'histoire non plus n'est pas si incroyable, la fin un peu prévisible, - même si je ne m'en remets pas - mais l'écriture fait que ça marche, que l'histoire nous emporte avec elle.
bref j'ai adoré l'écriture et un peu aimé l'histoire. j'ai surtout hâte de lire d'autres livres de cet auteur, pour voir si son écriture reste aussi belle, délicate, que dans ce livre.
l'écriture était incroyable, poétique mais pas trop, légère mais pleine d'émotions. j'ai pas particulièrement aimé les personnages, enfin, je m'y suis attaché à la longue, surtout à Nathalie, mais ce n'est pas les meilleurs personnages qui soient - Charles est un connard fini.
l'histoire non plus n'est pas si incroyable, la fin un peu prévisible, - même si je ne m'en remets pas - mais l'écriture fait que ça marche, que l'histoire nous emporte avec elle.
bref j'ai adoré l'écriture et un peu aimé l'histoire. j'ai surtout hâte de lire d'autres livres de cet auteur, pour voir si son écriture reste aussi belle, délicate, que dans ce livre.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Car accident
Minor: Racism
theportalmaster's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This book had been collecting dust on my physical TBR shelf for years, so in an attempt to lower the numbers
I finally picked it up. It started off decently with an acceptable pace and nice writing style, but started feeling draggy towards the middle even though it isn’t a big enough book for it. I am not particularly fond of any characters. Francois and Natalie’s relationship was so dull that his departure, so to speak, wasn’t missed. It did not leave the impact it should have left on us readers. Natalie is also a meh character whose “walls” never truly go down in this book. Markus and she do not belong together and are purely settling for each other. Do they deserve better? I don’t know. That’s the thing. I do not know these characters. They remain superficial to me. They have no real depth. I can’t connect with them. Leaving them aside though, you know who deserved a better ending? Charlie’s wife. I was hoping she’d be running for the hills by the end. I hated how he tried to return anytime his fragile ego was hit. I understand why David wrote it this way, but I still decide to go about the books I read purely by the joy they make or not make me feel.
I finally picked it up. It started off decently with an acceptable pace and nice writing style, but started feeling draggy towards the middle even though it isn’t a big enough book for it. I am not particularly fond of any characters. Francois and Natalie’s relationship was so dull that his departure, so to speak, wasn’t missed. It did not leave the impact it should have left on us readers. Natalie is also a meh character whose “walls” never truly go down in this book. Markus and she do not belong together and are purely settling for each other. Do they deserve better? I don’t know. That’s the thing. I do not know these characters. They remain superficial to me. They have no real depth. I can’t connect with them. Leaving them aside though, you know who deserved a better ending? Charlie’s wife. I was hoping she’d be running for the hills by the end. I hated how he tried to return anytime his fragile ego was hit. I understand why David wrote it this way, but I still decide to go about the books I read purely by the joy they make or not make me feel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Grief, and Car accident
paulinda's review against another edition
lighthearted
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? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death and Car accident