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Apocalypse Baby by Virginie Despentes

kaylee_2182's review against another edition

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1.0

DNF’ed at 78 pages. I felt like I was trying to force myself through it. Just not for me.

cruggington's review against another edition

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DNF, unfortunately :(

This story didn't hook me. I got through ~100 pages total, but I never read more than ten pages consecutively. Maybe it has to do with key elements of the narrative being lost in translation, or maybe the story simply wasn't what I wanted or expected.

camhub's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

liviagee's review

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced

4.5

kaleidoscopic_roses's review

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

2.5

xoskelet's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

ancexx's review against another edition

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3.0

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osmojam's review against another edition

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4.0

Comme Virginie Despentes le confiait à Augustin Trapenard dans son émission littéraire 21 cm, elle a été grandement influencée par le roman du 19ème siècle et cette façon de jongler avec une galerie de personnages. Ici, la fugue d'une adolescente issue d'une famille bourgeoise est l'occasion de développer en détail la psychologie détraquée des personnes qui ont croisé sa route. Au centre du récit, le duo de femmes qui la cherchent, quarantenaires que tout oppose, l'une introvertie et mal dans sa peau, l'autre, lesbienne bourreau des coeurs dotée d'une capacité phénoménale a décrypter l'humain. Pour un portait au vitriol d'une notre société où les échelles de valeurs sont inversée set seuls les marginaux sont encore clairvoyants, c'est par ici. La fin: deux claques dans ta tête.

socorrobaptista's review against another edition

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3.0

Achei triste, e assustador, imaginar a situação da jovem que é o pivô de toda a narrativa. Algumas cenas eu considero desnecessárias. Eu percebi qual seria o fim bem antes de a garota ser "encontrada". Não deixa de ser uma leitura interessante, mas não me empolgou como outros livros que recebi na TAG.

callieeliz's review

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slow-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

3.0

So confused by this one