A review by danaaliyalevinson
Lie with Me by Philippe Besson

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.75

I wanted to like this one more than I did. It's lyrical and poetic. But I found its narrative structure somewhat alienating. It was so committed to the first person narrative of a person musing on the past that I lost the emotionality of the other characters involved in the story. Additionally, I found it to be a bit of a queer trauma plot hinging on one character’s self hatred due to his sexuality.
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