Reviews

Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile by Françoise Sagan

gansey_02's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

brittshields's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective

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

4.75

carmenb's review

emotional reflective sad

4.75

mauatuafr's review

mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

angelsbefore's review

slow-paced

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

2.0

the only thing that made this book remotely good to me was the authors prose... everything else abt it was NOT my thing and irked me sorry

marylebone_x's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

edlin314's review

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

The kind of book that makes me wish I had more time to read physical books and annotate them. 

sunraven's review

emotional slow-paced

3.0

Okay, I have only read Bonjour Tristesse.
Not sure if I will carry on with A Certain Smile.

ratkinsreads's review against another edition

3.5

Have only read Bonjour Tristesse so far.

zantyu2's review

4.0

Both of the books are a 4-star.