Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Lieg met mij by Philippe Besson

95 reviews

q_bert13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• 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

a memoir of the author's high school years that tell the story of a young 80's romance. Its an absolutely wonderful read and a tear jerker at times. This is the first book I've read by Philippe Besson, but it won't be the last

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Classism, and Bullying

Minor: Suicide and Abandonment

ilana_pop's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Heart? Broken. It's wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcohol, Ableism, Death, Miscarriage, Car accident, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, and Vomit

chinhe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

1.5

 like i said  on GR it couldve been good. the ending was so abrubt, and so lacking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

whitelotusreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Captivating prose and absolutely heart wrenching story of a secret first love. I hadn’t expected to tear up while reading this. Though it was relatively short, it still took me a week to finish.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Homophobia

itsjusterika's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

The first few pages I struggled reading past and I was not sure i would finish, but i came back to read more and ended up loving the book and the tragic ending, The lost first love Philippe will never forget about. (Can't wait to see the movie!) 

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Content Warnings

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

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Homophobia, Death, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Bullying

whosjessanyway's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

The writing in this book is absolutely beautiful. This is a wonderful portrait of a first love's imprint on you, a look on youth, self-shame and longing. It invites you to think about the passage of time, and when it ends, you're left with a heavy feeling that you can't quite put your finger on.

"I say: is that the reason you said something of the foreigner?
He says: Yes, dark eyes, olive skin. And the feeling of never quite belonging, of being a person uprooted, as if, maybe, who knows, a sense of not belonging is something one inherits."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Suicide

bridgette_reads's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide

teainthelibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia