Reviews

Kære fuckhoved by Virginie Despentes

eli_jero's review against another edition

challenging informative 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

3.0

lkreader's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Funny and well written book. Especially the female main characters charming arrogance elevated the witty aspects of it. 

The story ran out of steam and witty remarks by the end but it didn’t overstay its welcome by much. The little plot it had was predict but it wasn’t the main focus of the book. 

mariegenepi's review against another edition

3.0

J’avais vraiment vraiment envie d’aimer ce livre mais c’est une déception…
3 étoiles parce que Despentes, et parce que l’ensemble est saupoudré de passages plutôt bien construits qui abordent des concepts et théories féministes essentiels.
Le bouquin est une photographie d’une époque (Metoo, confinement, Covid) même si ça reste très « parisiano-centré » et spécifique.
J’aime toujours autant le style, l’écriture de Virginie Despentes.
Mais j’ai fini par être perdue sur ce que je ressentais pour les personnages principaux. C’est peut-être (sûrement) voulu.
J’avais du mal à voir où ça menait. Et vers la fin il me tombait clairement des mains, avec des passages franchement chiants.

vera_cologne's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.75

A novel in letters, about #metoo, drugs and Covid. I didn’t really understand the point of it. A lot of the observations of the characters felt flat and forced. And I don’t believe Oscar’s back story one bit. 

leoroycote's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

alinagander's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

lauroushka's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

une lecture hyper rafraîchissante incluant des sujets habituellement juste lourds. ça fait du bien.
top pour tout le monde et je me dis surtout pour les personnes politisées, assez auto-critiques et à qui il arrive de se demander ce qu'on fout à garder des liens avec des gens qui semblent aux antipodes les uns des autres, voire qui se lèseraient ou des gens desquels on connaît de sales histoires, mais avec lesquels couper les ponts à tout prix semble tout autant débile que devenir une inconditionnelle pick me.

la vie c'est compliqué, faut veiller les uns sur les autres quand on le peut, même si des fois on fait sacrément de la merde. ok boring...
ben en gros ce livre c'est une balade réflexive qui ne se prive pas de grossièreté ou de sarcasme et qui permet de se réconcilier quand-même à sa façon avec ce petit baratin qui une fois exploré en long en large et en travers, rend la vie plus douce.

pheeebz's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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

2.0

gorikbellemans's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

took me forever to finish this. i like how Despentes mixes her political and fictional writing in this book (seeing as the only other books I've read from her are King Kong Theory and Baise-moi, this one has a nice mix of story line and political writing that merge quite effortlessly)

overall really enjoyed, although it's not a riveting read. it's slow, repetitive, funny and reveals nuance as you go along. although the back-and-forth letter format really helped me read the book overtime and still enjoy it every time i picked it up. whether that was for only a few letters or longer. 

tromatojuice's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.75