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Livre très impactant, dont la forme laisse à désirer. Le choix de narration m'a vraiment déplu, surtout la partie racontée sous l'angle de sa sœur.

En revanche, les thèmes abordés m'ont extrêmement touché. Le récit mêle violence sociétale et institutionnelle, homophobie, racisme et xénophobie. Le discours interne d'Édouard est tout aussi marquant par son ambivalence et sa perte de repères, oscillant entre tristesse, vide émotionnel, colère et compassion...

En tout cas, un livre qui m'a marqué sur le fond mais dont la forme laisse à désirer.

ratherberead's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

robbiericardo's review

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

everynothing's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Although the story is deeply structured, having been told over and over again, it's all a blur. The narrative situation creates a distance that helps to see (and perhaps to tell) a deeply ambiguous story of violence and instant intimacy, of the cruelty of those who ask and pity, and the confusion of those who feel they must protect their story by protecting those who wrote it. Somehow Louis manages to make the oldest literary techniques look new and compelling.

sissiemilia's review

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dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Luin tämän muutama kuukausi sen jälkeen kun minut huumattiin baarissa. Väkivalta ei tasoltaan ole tietenkään sama, mutta Louis kuvailee väkivallan jälkeistä aikaa tavalla, jota en tiennyt ollenkaan mahdolliseksi. Tuntui siltä, niin kuin lukisin omasta elämästäni tapahtumia seuranneen parin kuukauden ajalta. Tunne oli niin vapauttava, alistava, traumaattinen kuin katarsista.

Louis on ensimmäinen kirjailija, jonka tyyli on melko ajatuksenvirtamainen, josta tykkään. Kieli on kaunista ja tekee kuvauksista entistäkin riipivän.

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