Reviews

Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer

bumblb12's review

reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

shamelesslyash's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

racheldrazzle's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

margaretfrances's review

i’m in a reading slump and i tried this on audiobook but the narrator was bad i think maybe. no setting or characters came to life in the writing either and the slump continued..

drakoulis's review

4.0

Eliot Schrefer completely changes genre and prose by moving from The Darkness Outside Us to Charming Young Man.

A historical fiction set in the late 19th century Paris, inspired by the life a real person: young pianist Léon Delafosse.

Eliot's worldbuilding is once again flawless and immerses the reader in the social structure of the era, the constant self-doubt a poor outsider is feeling and how foreign the treacherous game of the high class feels to him.

Léon's thoughts are always with Felix, his best friend from the countryside and his experiences in cosmopolitan Paris are the door he needed to be opened for him.

It was a nice read overall, much more quiet and less groundbreaking than TDOU and with a bit of an open ending I dare say, I would prefer a more definitive one.

katielong84's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

yeahimreading's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

rtc. eliot schrefer can do no wrong imo

booksandsundaes's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.25

cathyolibrarian's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

disabledbookdragon's review

emotional tense medium-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

3.5