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maraa222's review against another edition
challenging
tense
slow-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
3.0
ana_qq's review against another edition
5.0
Este livro disseca muito do que é ser uma rapariga mimada, hedonista e adolescente — no feminino (porque acredito que, por diversas razões, seja diferente com os rapazes). O livro é um retrato daquela fase incipiente da vida adulta em que não sabemos bem quem somos, daquela indefinição moral que existe na criança mas já não no adulto, do turbilhão das emoções que provocamos e que os outros nos provocam. É impossível, pela falta de experiência de vida, prevermos as consequências das nossas acções, é fácil cair na tentação de testarmos os nossos limites e dos outros à nossa volta e esperar e ver onde a corda irá ceder. Faz parte de crescer.
Agora, é de louvar a autora que com apenas 18 anos na altura da publicação do livro demonstre tanta mestria (que na complexidade das relações das personagens chegou a lembrar-me a Agustina) na representação desse período tão sensível, tão volúvel e impermanente que é adolescência.
Agora, é de louvar a autora que com apenas 18 anos na altura da publicação do livro demonstre tanta mestria (que na complexidade das relações das personagens chegou a lembrar-me a Agustina) na representação desse período tão sensível, tão volúvel e impermanente que é adolescência.
cremence_'s review against another edition
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
4.5
luiscamargo's review against another edition
5.0
I fell in love with this book; with the characters, the settings and situations, and even the layout of the words.
Bonjour Tristesse is a short story written in two parts about a young girl traveling to the French Riveria with her father and his lover. Our protagonist, Cécile, with her own lover in the south, begins her holiday with nothing in mind besides the simple intention to enjoy herself. Her vacation began as any other, relaxing while simply enjoying the presence of her family, herself, and some romance-but things quickly start to dissolve around her with the introduction of another character into her life, and mainly into her mind.
Maybe because I could imagine myself as the protagonist and have been in her shoes (Only because I was also an overthinking, sex-fueled, angsty teens lol), maybe because the author described everything so clearly and beautifully, and maybe because the story was simply very good, but I fell in love with this book. First time in YEARS that a book has made me excited. This book got me out of a reading slump, and I am so appreciative of Françoise Sagan, Cécile, and the girl who recommend this book on TikTok lol.
Bonjour Tristesse is a short story written in two parts about a young girl traveling to the French Riveria with her father and his lover. Our protagonist, Cécile, with her own lover in the south, begins her holiday with nothing in mind besides the simple intention to enjoy herself. Her vacation began as any other, relaxing while simply enjoying the presence of her family, herself, and some romance-but things quickly start to dissolve around her with the introduction of another character into her life, and mainly into her mind.
Maybe because I could imagine myself as the protagonist and have been in her shoes (Only because I was also an overthinking, sex-fueled, angsty teens lol), maybe because the author described everything so clearly and beautifully, and maybe because the story was simply very good, but I fell in love with this book. First time in YEARS that a book has made me excited. This book got me out of a reading slump, and I am so appreciative of Françoise Sagan, Cécile, and the girl who recommend this book on TikTok lol.
mc_talero17's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
pradha's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jenniey3's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Enjoyed the writing style. Anticlimactic ending. I have read too many books set in the summer, in France, with an atmosphere shrouded in misplaced desire and deceit. Stiff competition.
Enjoyed the writing style. Anticlimactic ending. I have read too many books set in the summer, in France, with an atmosphere shrouded in misplaced desire and deceit. Stiff competition.
sereenaro's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0