Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

«Arrête avec tes mensonges» by Philippe Besson

34 reviews

autisticbucky's review against another edition

emotional sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

lonelylooper's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism and Miscarriage

bunnivie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

the ending was so sad. but other than that, i enjoyed this book, and i adored the writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism and Miscarriage

sleepybythelake's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Death of parent

andersonstovall's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

redheadorganist's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Miscarriage and Alcohol

blues's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Ho letto questo libro tutto d'un fiato, lasciandomi trascinare dalla storia. E' stato sicuramente un colpo al cuore, mi ha fatto versare molte lacrime, ma è un libro che consiglierei a tutti, specialmente ai membri della comunità queer. Faccio davvero fatica a trovare le parole per descriverlo. 
I miei pensieri vanno a tutte quelle persone che, nonostante non siamo più negli anni '80, continuano a provare sentimenti simili a quelli di Philipphe e Thomas, a tutte quelle persone che per via di una società deviata continuano a reprimere le loro emozioni, i loro sentimenti, le loro identità, nella speranza che prima o poi tutto questo finisca davvero. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Suicide, and Death of parent

athrillerreader's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kirsten_marie's review against another edition

4.5

I feel like I have to reread this soon to get all the details of the book. I especially enjoyed the first part of the book because it felt more descriptive and scenic to me than the rest, which was more flashbacks and dialogue. But overall, I enjoyed these few characters and their tragedy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

dakotahreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent