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Lie with Me by Philippe Besson

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athrillerreader's review

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dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0


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talis_turner's review

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emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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kirsten_marie's review against another edition

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4.5

I feel like I have to reread this soon to get all the details of the book. I especially enjoyed the first part of the book because it felt more descriptive and scenic to me than the rest, which was more flashbacks and dialogue. But overall, I enjoyed these few characters and their tragedy.

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jakemitton's review

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4.0

I’m a little bit unsure about how I feel about this book. I enjoyed the story between Philippe and Thomas but I found it written in a fairy specific and somewhat unusual style. I don’t know how much of this is the translators choice versus the authors writing. The autofictional nature of this book also has me a little confused. I’ve never read autofiction before and I didn’t realize that this what is this going into it. I feel like my opinion on this book will solidify over the next few weeks but I think 4 stars is a safe bet since I know I didn’t dislike it but I’m not sure if I loved it. 

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meeklovestoread's review

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

4.25

This was my first french translated novel and my first experience reading this author's work so I was pleasantly surprised when I ended up really liking it. It was short so I read it in like three hours and it was lovely. I really liked how it was written and I think the pacing of this novel was done really well. Honestly, if I'm being honest I wasn't feeling Thomas's love for Philippe at first. I thought that he just viewed him as an opportunity that arose, but the last page of this novel was really heartbreaking. Also, the events that followed after 1984 were insane to me. It's still really hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that this actually happened in real life; that it's really not fiction.

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q_bert13's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

a memoir of the author's high school years that tell the story of a young 80's romance. Its an absolutely wonderful read and a tear jerker at times. This is the first book I've read by Philippe Besson, but it won't be the last

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discogecko's review

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? No

4.25


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marleywrites's review against another edition

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emotional sad 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

5.0

Heartbreaking. Beautiful. Reminded me of my own life in a way. This was such a gorgeous novel. I’m so glad I read this book. 

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itsjusterika's review

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

5.0

The first few pages I struggled reading past and I was not sure i would finish, but i came back to read more and ended up loving the book and the tragic ending, The lost first love Philippe will never forget about. (Can't wait to see the movie!) 

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alisonfaith426's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25


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