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L'Amant by Marguerite Duras

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Rachel Kushner spoke SO HIGHLY of Duras I thought, god, this sounds like it was made for me!!

Very much not. Confusing writing (I admit, the French didn’t help), an unreliable, unlikeable narrator, a lack of narrative, the whole ~p*do angle — haaard pass.

a waste of 13€.

ser4ph1ne's review against another edition

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reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

amb04's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

dean_the_bean's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

violet_dixon's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

sms15002023's review against another edition

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fast-paced

5.0

tdownie's review against another edition

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dark reflective 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? Yes

4.25

Damn why’d I actually kind of feel sad at the end of this book??? Very well written, but the nouveau roman style made it confusing at times. It kind of reminded my of Ru by Kim Thuy in that way? Overall enjoyable

cesar's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Uma obra cheia de poesia

O escritora nos brinda com um texto poético, vívido da experiência de uma garota em uma colônia francesa. De sua descoberta do amor e do prazer, de sua relação estranha e conturbada com sua família, de suas percepções sobre outras pessoas, de seus desejos e duas tristezas, tudo isso em um livro curto, mas que diz muito sobre seus sentimentos.
Maravilhoso.