Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Lieg met mij by Philippe Besson

55 reviews

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

bernard_black's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This is me begging for more translations of his books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide

jazzy_t's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Wow. 

The fact that this stems from truth makes it even more powerful, the internal feelings and throughts of the narrator gave and insight not often seen.

Think this story will be with me for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

lb22g10'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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, Death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Suicide

christopher_shiprack's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Suicide

444lex444ndr444's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Suicide

cady_sass's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Beautiful and heartbreaking, if not a bit cliche. 

Highly recommend to fans of Call Me By Your Name 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Classism, Grief, and Homophobia

honoreads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Magnifique. Le phrasé est simple, personnelle, poétique. 
Je m’attendais à ce qui allait se passer à la fin, mais la lettre est magnifique et tragique. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content

seanamcphie's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content