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The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis

18 reviews

thesoftestcowboy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

aimeenotpond's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Cursing, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction and Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death

juttis's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism

rosannariah's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

Le sujet du livre est intéressant, c'est un peu le miroir social de la pauvreté et le portrait d'un jeune garçon qui lutte avec son identité, mais c'est vraiment dur à lire (j'ai sauté quelques paragraphes parce que les faits racontés étaient trop insoutenables pour moi => lisez les trigger warning avant de commencer ce livre)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, Racism, Vomit, Death, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Violence

astridrv's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

I have seen the author compared to Ernaux, and I can see why. A troubling account of poverty, bullying, and homophobia from a narrator whose conflict with social and gender roles in his family and village provided him with a self aware analytical gaze on social behaviours and class patterns. However, none of it felt as novel and thought provoking as I expected, given that this book was all rage when it came out. The writing is unremarkable, which feels almost rude to write, but remains important to me as a reader. The story matters, but is banal - arguably, that is why it does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Vomit

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

 The End of Eddy is a heartbreaking autobiographical novel about the tough realities of growing up poor and homosexual in rural France. Eddy’s home life was blighted by violence and addiction, on top of the mocking he received for his effeminate behaviours. At school he was subject to demeaning gut-churning bullying which he chose to endure alone rather then report and risk being mocked.

The novel unfolds episodically or thematically rather than chronologically. The narration is mostly matter of fact and dispassionate. Scenes from childhood Eddy are interspersed with comments from adult Edouard meaning the book often reads like a series of essays rather than a more traditional work of fiction.

As well as recounting his childhood Louis also paints a picture of his village. It’s a picture full of economic depression and resentment, low literacy levels, violence, alcoholism, racism, machismo and homophobia. It may be a rather depressing picture but it is an important one to understand, linked as it is with the rise of right-wing politics. And not just in France.

The subject matter of this book is such that enjoy is not an accurate word to describe the reading experience. It was hard going in places. But the writing style and short charters make it very accessible and I’m definitely the richer and wiser for having read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism

achillea's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

no

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia

crlnvrvlt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder