Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan

10 reviews

literatureboysmelancholy's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

mariavdl's review against another edition

emotional reflective

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Suicide

msteasam's review

reflective relaxing fast-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? Yes

3.25

Equal parts charming and melodramatic, this book was a fun look into the mind of a teenage girl. Surprisingly juicy for when it was written.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

lrb0135's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-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

4.5

Color me impressed to know that Sagan wrote this at such a young age. I found myself smirking already at the first few pages when the narrator reflects on how unattractive people make her uncomfortable. It's a short and quick read with a lot ideas to digest. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Infidelity

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

3.75

Read this for my reading around the world challenge. Very atmospheric and French. The musing of a French girl and the drama she caused one summer. Enjoyable and quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content

corvoid's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Infidelity, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

anastasia_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

niaaaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, Confinement, Death, and Infidelity

bella_cavicchi's review

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

3.5 stars, rounded up. What an interesting, slim thing of a novel. While I finished still in want of more developed characters, Sagan nevertheless manages a satisfying exploration of the overwhelming desire to be seen and the consequences of attention in one's adolescence.

It was initially pitched to me as what THE MARGOT AFFAIR could very well be fan fiction of, and I couldn't describe it better; I highly recommend reading them together. With love to my pandemic book club for the recs : )

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident

abbie_'s review against another edition

reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Infidelity, and Suicide