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Les enfants terribles by Jean Cocteau

chaseadamo's review against another edition

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3.25

incest??? rlly cool and unique premise tho 

annaelle's review against another edition

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4.0

Il s’agit d’un petit roman, avec des éléments empruntés du fantastique comme de la tragédie.
On suit 2 jeunes enfants entrer malgré eux dans la vie d’adulte, devenant orphelin.
Malgré cela, ils décident de rester dans leur cocon, leur chambre, leur scène, leur navire.
Lorsque l’un des deux décide enfin de « grandir », il est rattrapé par ce qu’il a de plus proche et de plus précieux.

Petit roman très poétique, qui n’hésite pas à nous rappeler à notre enfance.

kelliebell's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-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

2.5

emily_bronte's review against another edition

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4.0

i didn’t expect any of the events to happen in this book. 
good pacing, and i loved the information on childhood. 

aseret5's review against another edition

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4.0

Un libro cortisimo pero muy envolvente, muy sorprendida..

chairmanbernanke's review against another edition

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3.0

Strange but interestingly composed story

kristalovesparis's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.75

karalea's review against another edition

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3.0

all i have to say is ... paul and elisabeth are truly enfants terribles ha ha damn ...

and is it just me or were there a lot of erotically charged scenes between them ? despite them not really doing that stuff but yikes

it’s really interesting though, how elisabeth hated the whole thing between paul and agatha, i felt like thats where a lot of the sexual undertones were from ... if that makes any sense

maudy_moon's review against another edition

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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? Yes

2.5

Very good writing and interesting plot but a bit too old school 

dthgrps's review against another edition

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

3.0