jblawson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
My, oh, my.
This book touched me in the deepest of ways, bringing out something I hadn’t felt in many years: the feeling of being seen in literature.
Though this story wasn’t mine, the experience that was Phillipe’s often felt like my own. There is a particular experience that most (if not all) queer people must endure: love that cannot be. A swarming desire that must be compressed. I’ve experienced it myself.
This feeling of love, it transports me; it makes me happy. At the same time, it consumes me and makes me miserable, the way all impossible loves are miserable.
The double meaning of the translated title was pure genius. The nuance of the characters (specifically Thomas) was so well written. The unmistakable love that could not see the light of day ate away at me. The untarnishable mark that is left after a great love (and loss)… this book was so much more than I could’ve asked of it to be.
Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Sexual content
clairedearest_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide and Death
mari_vangberg's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Suicide and Death
risemini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Homophobia, Suicide, Bullying, and Death
connorkuj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Grief, and Homophobia
q_bert13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Classism, and Bullying
Minor: Suicide and Abandonment
morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
3.5
I’ve always loved to do that, to invent the lives of strangers in passing. It could almost be considered an obsession. I believe it started when I was a child. I remember its worrying my mother. “Stop with your lies!” she would say. She used the word “lies” instead of “stories,” but nevertheless, it continued, and all these years later, I still find myself doing it.
Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Suicide, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Death, Car accident, Vomit, and Ableism
itsjusterika's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Homophobia, and Vomit
Lost Love you never forget about.alisonfaith426's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Homophobia, Death, Sexual content, and Suicide
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Bullying
lb22g10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, Death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Suicide