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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

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elisabethstre's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ich weiß nicht, was ich zu diesem buch sagen soll. ich hatte es schon lange zu hause liegen, aber bin so froh, dass ich es erst jetzt gelesen habe - es hat mich genau im richtigen moment meines lebens erreicht und mitten ins herz getroffen. ich hab gelacht und geweint und so viel gefühlt; ich war sprachlos von dem wunderschönen schreibstil und der wunderschönen geschichte. habe mitgefiebert und mitgegrübelt; habe nachts über fragen nachgedacht, die sich addie in diesem buch gestellt hat und die ich auf mich projiziert hab. ich hab alle charaktere so geliebt, konnte mich mit ihnen identifizieren und habe zusammen mit ihnen gelitten und mich gefreut. alles ist so unheimlich wundervoll erzählt; v.e. schwab hat das buch 10 jahre lang geschrieben und das merkt man an jeder seite, jedem satz und jedem kleinen detail.

freue mich schon so, es in einiger zeit noch einmal zu lesen

easily one of the best books i have ever read

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reneek's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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sk_09's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

2.5

ah, where do i begin with this one. i have a lot of mixed feelings about it. that's why it sits at a perfect 2.5, i truly could not decide. at times it was really pertinent, touched the perfect strings and made me wonder if someone took two of my biggest insecurities and turned them into characters. but at most times i wanted to dnf it so bad when i rarely leave a book unfinished. i'm glad i didn't, because i deserved closure after that hell of a journey. i can't say the hype is justified because this is definitely not everyone's cup of tea. the length of this book troubled me the most and it served no other purpose than making the reader experience the long and torturously slow life our main character addie has lived. another problem was with the character itself, no other aspect of her personally was seen other than her stubbornness and strong will, more was expected when you follow her around for 300 years. henry's character on the other hand was concise and well developed. the smaller themes and scenes didn't seem to add value to the main narrative, or maybe that's the point i don't know. the premise of this book had so much potential, but i guess everyone's idea of fulfiling that potential is obviously very different. and that makes this book a mystery in plain sight, just like addie larue's life.

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daniofthewood's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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hereiskyra's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

It was a little slow but it wasn’t the kind of slow I usually complain about… it was slow in the way that we are experiencing pieces of a very long life with Addie and learning about her 300 years on this earth, which takes time. So while the pacing and lead up to the conclusion felt slow, it wasn’t unbearable and it was necessary in a way.

As a whole, Addie’s character wasn’t anything overly special (I know, I know) but I think that is part of her charm. She is just a regular girl who wished one day that she could live life on what she thought would be her own terms. Ultimately, I think her humanity is what made her stand out and what made this story so easy to feel deeply about.

I almost found myself wishing that she and Luc would find a way to be happy (call me crazy, I’m aware) because even though he was the one who put her through a life of trouble, he provided something important for her over the years too and that was stability and some semblance of romance. I truly think he loved her in the only way he knew how, maybe the only way he was capable of, and I really expected things to end differently with them.

I have a lot of mixed feelings about the conclusion of this book. I’m happy she was able to give him his life back but at the same time, I wanted more for Addie.

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moond4ncer's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

"They teach you growing up that you are only one thing at a time - angry, lonely, content- but he's never found that to be true. He is a dozen things at once. "

This book made me feel many things. Intrigue, curiosity, adoration, suspense, wonder, reckless abandon, frustration that Addie was never more into travel beyond parts of Europe and the US. Every step of the way the times being featured reflected the social structures, values and expectations. Overall this was a fantastic reading experience and I loved the runaway thoughts popping up throughout my days about Luc's potential influence in our real world (who else has gone out like Beethoven?!). Time to dive deep into this author!

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