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Un peu déçue par une histoire que j’ai trouvée assez simple au final et dont j’ai vu le dénouement venir comme un nez au milieu du visage. Je n’ai pas réussi à m’attacher au personnage d’Arthur, dont la personnalité reste trop en surface selon moi. De plus, j’ai trouvé que Vincent ne réagissait pas toujours comme son caractère le laisserait sous-entendre. Peut-être qu’inconsciemment, je le rapproche trop du personnage principal du Diable au corps de Raymond Radiguet…
Néanmoins, la plume de Philippe Besson est sublime et c’est ce qui, pour moi, rattrape un peu la note. Je n’oublie pas que ça reste le premier roman de l’auteur, donc je lui laisse le bénéfice du doute quant au potentiel de ses autres histoires, et j’ai bien envie de lire la suite de celui-ci tout de même.

bapm's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Contained, interesting story. Characters are hard to relate to and speak truths without being challenged. Ending was a bit odd and annoying.

hannahshort's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.75

Incredibly sad, as perhaps to be expected. I love Philippe Besson's writing, but this took a while to get going. I think it got much better in Books 2 & 3, and I was not expecting the final revelation. Made me cry, made me think, made me feel. Poignant and reflective.

ahmedaminea's review against another edition

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1.0

Trop mélodramatique...

A aucun moment le dialogue est un dialogue qu'on s'attendrait d'un adolescent de 16 ans ou un jeune adulte de 21 ans; la fin c'est pour me tuer, il fallait juste sortir les violons.

ebarrett3's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny reflective sad 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? No

4.5

virtual_ro's review against another edition

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3.0

'When one is sixteen, one is always right. What matters if what one believes at sixteen is true or not. What one believes when one is sixteen is more powerful than any truth.'

the flowery narrative style of this book made it hard for me to get into initially and i kept picking it up and putting it back down before i committed to finishing it. this book is composed of three parts and the middle one, which is made up of letters between the three central characters, was the one i found most compelling as a letter writing enthusiast. i enjoyed arthurs storyline and found it much more engrossing than marcels

alice_pyper's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad 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? No

4.5

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