Reviews with content warning for Pedophilia - Le monde de Charlie

I just finished this book and I am currently experiencing that feeling when you know you just read one of the best books in your life and the next book you’ll read will have to be as good not to be a disappointment.
This novel was excellent from the start to the ending. The characters were beautifully written. It treats hard subject with justness and has very clever and beautiful messages to convey. I wish I could’ve read it in 9th grade.
However, I want to mention that this book has a lot of trigger warnings and it’s best to check out for them before deciding to read it, which I strongly recommend if you feel like you won’t be affected by the potentially triggering material.

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mmtrue's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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boninaamaior's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is literally one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read and it changed my life forever. Definitely one of the best coming of age books ever written

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booksoversecondbreakfast's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

I almost DNFed this book. It's a book for high schoolers about high schoolers, and since I'm nearing my thirties, it didn't seem like this book was for me. The writing felt too simplistic and not deep enough. It felt too childish. But I gave it a bit more of a chance when I realized more about what he was going through. I learned of the experiences and pain that contributed to Charlie's simplistic view of his day-to-day teenage life. And then book began to make so much more sense, and I began to see its beauty. I saw my own story and pains reflected in Charlie's and could see the experiences I shared decades ago as a teen reflected in Charlie's. This book captures the effects of Charlie's source of pain so well - better than I've ever experienced in a book, and I was feel so grateful to get to read such a beautiful story capturing and empathizing with that pain. I read this book in the form of an audiobook, and this will definitely be a book I'll be purchasing a physical copy of to read over and over in the future.

And to any young person reading this, who relates to the pain experienced in this story, I just wanted to pile on and remind you that there really is light at the end of the tunnel. What used to haunt you will lose its ability to hold you down. And you will be okay.

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missmarguerita's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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lexgemini's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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