Reviews

The Loyalties by Delphine de Vigan

cloudbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Bogen byder på en kort fortælling om loyalitet, der følger 4 forskellige personer, to voksne og to børn. Alle personer i bogen sætter spørgsmålstegn ved, hvem de er loyale overfor, og hvorfor de er loyale. Læseoplevelsen er en følelsesmæssig rutsjebane, hvor man konstant håber på, at de giver slip på deres loyalitet men samtidig kan man godt forstå, hvorfor den loyalitet er så vigtig. 

Er man lidt træt af læse de samme historier, er denne her bog værd at åbne. 

Det er en bog, jeg helt sikkert selv vil læse igen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

9leopardi's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

3.75

cynthiak's review against another edition

3.0

#LesLoyautés #NetGalleyFrance

Livre prenant sur le mal de vivre intergénérationnel, les blessures d'enfance et la non-communication dans les familles.

Un agréable moment de lecture.

lola425's review

4.0

Due out July 21, 2020.

Does anyone really know anyone, even those closest to you? deVigan explores the loyalties of friends, lovers, mother, children--what drives them and what makes them dangerous.

Recommended for fans of French fiction in translation--dark and spare and just right.

aniastef86's review against another edition

5.0

“Le fedeltà invisibili. Sono fili che ci legano agli altri, ai vivi come ai morti, sono promesse che abbiamo sussurrato e di cui non riconosciamo l’eco.(...) Le nostre ali e le nostre catene. Sono i trampolini da cui troviamo la forza di lanciarci e le trincee in cui seppelliamo i nostri sogni.”
Quando già l’incipit è un pugno allo stomaco, si può star certi che durante la lettura ne arriveranno altri, perché questo è un romanzo che riapre vecchie ferite e ne crea di nuove, è una bomba a orologeria che esplode dentro lasciando un cuore sanguinante e cumuli di macerie, ma soprattutto perché Delphine De Vigan scrive così dannatamente bene che ogni parola trafigge al pari di uno stiletto.

anansi_girrl's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

123jojo321's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.5

kebs's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

alliix's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-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

4.5

straciehniezdo's review against another edition

4.0

4,5/5

Najhoršie na tejto knihe je to, že je tak desivo realistická. Najlepšie na tejto knihe je to, že je tak desivo realistická. Toto bolo neskutočné. Delphine de Vigan má neuveriteľný spisovateľský talent a svojimi slovami vás emocionálne zničí.

Kniha ma doslova chytila od prvej strany a to aj napriek svojej trpkej príchuti. Rozvíja príbeh dvoch rodín, ktoré sú obe nefunkčné no každá inak. O sebectve, o tom, ako to dopadne, keď chýba komunikácia. O beznádeji, nedostatku pomoci a o tajomstvách. O tajomstvách vašich najbližších. Geniálne napísaný príbeh, ktorý sa pokojne môže odohrávať vo vašom okolí.

Pri čítaní tejto knihy mi zvieralo žalúdok úzkosťou. Bolo to drsné a nečítalo sa to ľahko. A predsa to bola absolútne fantastická kniha, ktorá si ma získala dokonca viac ako Slová vďaky. Autorku môžem asi pomaly zaradiť k svojim obľúbeným, pretože jej talent, schopnosť napísať príbeh tak, že ho vidíte pred očami a preciťujete celou svojou bytosťou, je skutočne špeciálny.
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