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hannschwarz's review against another edition
4.0
Tolles, einfühlsames aber auch nüchternes Buch. Liebevoll, ehrlich und brutal & deprimierend zugleich. Für die junge Generation und das komplizierte, träumerische Leben in den 20ern!
imm0rtals0ul's review against another edition
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
suchikaashyap's review against another edition
4.0
Melancholic yet mesmerizing with it's recounting of 20 something love. Geoff has a way of articulation that makes his prose profound and readable, and his characters tend to get under your skin enough to keep you interested.
laurelkane's review against another edition
5.0
This book is haunting me. I can't stop thinking about it!
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Love. Dyer is so spot-on with things. I love what he does with the narrator...
Appropriate for being in Paris. Plus I left Hollinghurst at home
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Love. Dyer is so spot-on with things. I love what he does with the narrator...
Appropriate for being in Paris. Plus I left Hollinghurst at home
distractmepls's review against another edition
3.0
Initially, I read this because of comparisons to James Salter's /A Sport and a Pastime/. The comparisons...eh. You see it most in the descriptions of France. Salter has a penchant for describing scenery in a way that captures moments like stills from a movie. Dyer captures those scenes, but the tape keeps rolling; it all feels very fluid.
I like this book, except for a few things: weird sex and changes in perspective. It shifts fluidly from Luke to Alex to what seems like narrator to...I don't know. It's disconcerting, and I found myself rereading lines I shouldn't have had to. You notice it almost at the very beginning of the book. Just slightly irritating. It's still a good read.
One of my favorite things about /Paris Trance/ was the friendship development. It felt very much like I was getting to know all four of our major characters simultaneously. Another thing I really enjoyed: it is very much an ode to a particular time and place. It feels very 90s. A good period piece that is as much about friendship as it is about love.
I like this book, except for a few things: weird sex and changes in perspective. It shifts fluidly from Luke to Alex to what seems like narrator to...I don't know. It's disconcerting, and I found myself rereading lines I shouldn't have had to. You notice it almost at the very beginning of the book. Just slightly irritating. It's still a good read.
One of my favorite things about /Paris Trance/ was the friendship development. It felt very much like I was getting to know all four of our major characters simultaneously. Another thing I really enjoyed: it is very much an ode to a particular time and place. It feels very 90s. A good period piece that is as much about friendship as it is about love.
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