livreads7's review against another edition
2.0
*2.5 stars
I liked the overall concept of the book and the idea of a mysterious affair that occurred between a 15 year old girl and her lover who was twice her age. I felt like overall this book was very repetitive and circular and not really my taste. If it had been about 200 pages shorter it would have been great without all the repeated phrases/scenes. Good characterization, however, and good plot.
I liked the overall concept of the book and the idea of a mysterious affair that occurred between a 15 year old girl and her lover who was twice her age. I felt like overall this book was very repetitive and circular and not really my taste. If it had been about 200 pages shorter it would have been great without all the repeated phrases/scenes. Good characterization, however, and good plot.
nonsocosamettereok's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
luciaplazam's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
stef369's review
4.0
Ce roman plutôt "policier" que "littéraire" est une vraie histoire "Hitchcockienne"... (Déjà les cas de schizofrénie me font beaucoup penser au film Psycho du grand maître du genre). Des idées très originales: pour commencer la facon dont est structuré le roman: les chapitres qui "décomptent", la progression parallelle du livre que Marcus écrit dans le roman... L'auteur a aussi une technique remarquable de raconter les faits plusieurs fois, chaque fois d'un autre point de vue, souvent l'histoire ne correspond pas a la vérité, ce qui déroute le lecteur, qui, au fond, veux connaître la vérité. Cette vérité, on la découvre petit à petit, mais il faut de la patience... Dicker aime beaucoup raconter, et souvent il est vrai qu'il exagère un peu et on ajoute un peu trop...
Non, ici pas de language très littéraire, mais quand même une histoire forte et déroutante et qui reste longtemps travailer après la lecture du roman. Peut-être un peu d'ironie ici et là avec la vie américaine...
Il faut aimer lire beaucoup de pages, mais j'ai aimé.
Non, ici pas de language très littéraire, mais quand même une histoire forte et déroutante et qui reste longtemps travailer après la lecture du roman. Peut-être un peu d'ironie ici et là avec la vie américaine...
Il faut aimer lire beaucoup de pages, mais j'ai aimé.
speelu's review against another edition
5.0
Basically read in 1 sitting. Very good and didn’t predict the ending
annadiprimavera's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
booksbetweentranslations's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Excelente estreia com Joël Dicker :)
cayleigh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Literal quote from my note while I was about midway through this book: "This book is SO obviously written by a man. He literally said 'don't kill yourself you're so sexy' and she is a manic pixie dream girl. All the characters are so flat and superficial."
Then, I finished it. I now see the objectively bad writing and character development intentional, and can appreciate the book's style and structure, because it was well structured. I know that there is a TV show which I think could have potential.
Then, I finished it. I now see the objectively bad writing and character development intentional, and can appreciate the book's style and structure, because it was well structured. I know that there is a TV show which I think could have potential.
zoes_bookworld's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
clxrx_hxr's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0