marion_cdt's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness, Suicide, and Sexual violence
morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
“There are no simple friends.”
Inspired in part by another reflective novel Lie with Me, Valérie Perrin crafted Three a lengthy tome of three childhood friends over decades and the haunting disappearance of an 18-year-old girl they knew. Yet, told with an interesting narrator named Virginie. A journalist who seemingly knows everything about the three and begs the question of how. Another mystery that there is no simple way to write about. Keeping this as a reveal is a choice that is very open to critique.
Further an interesting question in Three is about people’s stories. How they are turned into mass media and by who. Whether culled in the process of reporting, absorbed into entertainment by true crime, or transformed by literature. Three seems particularly aware of the media around us, too, even having its own sort of playlist with music becoming an indelible part heightening experience. Yet in general, this fiction book can at times feel too long. (Available translated by Hildegarde Serle the audiobook narrated by Elisabeth Lagelée is likewise slow.) It’s a work caught up in literary devices, excessive detail or bound in tidy conclusions. The latter life rarely offers. But perhaps sometimes as it’s put “Novels are for writing what one is incapable of doing in real life.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Cancer, Misogyny, Transphobia, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Death
Minor: Animal death, Car accident, and Abortion
thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book.
In 1986, three 10 years olds, Adrien, Étienne and Nina met for the first time at school and become quickly inseparable.
31 years later, a car is pulled from a lake with a body inside. What has this to do with the 3 childhood friends?
Perrin takes us on a wild journey as we weave through 3 decades of the events in this trio's lives. This is a book that slowly gives us little jigsaw pieces of the puzzle that you can't wait to put together as the two timelines come closer to each other.
This is full and intrigue and unpredictable twists.
In 1986, three 10 years olds, Adrien, Étienne and Nina met for the first time at school and become quickly inseparable.
31 years later, a car is pulled from a lake with a body inside. What has this to do with the 3 childhood friends?
Perrin takes us on a wild journey as we weave through 3 decades of the events in this trio's lives. This is a book that slowly gives us little jigsaw pieces of the puzzle that you can't wait to put together as the two timelines come closer to each other.
This is full and intrigue and unpredictable twists.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicide and Child abuse
Minor: Abortion and Medical content
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