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Les jolies choses by Virginie Despentes

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fastel's review

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dark medium-paced

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

2.5

meso24's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

3.75

chillcox15's review against another edition

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4.0

An extremely cinematic novel about fame, femininity, and doubling, like a pop music Persona (hasn't that already been done?) Would fit in well with Brady Corbet's 2018 film Vox Lux, which also took a less-than-optimistic view on music superstardom.

gommette's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

Vraie fiction féministe avec des portraits de personnages très réalistes. Instrigue pas très originale.

silee's review against another edition

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2.0

Je n'arrive pas à accrocher avec les personnages, ils sont tous détestables, d'une façon qui ne m'a pas donné envie de poursuivre. Peut-être y reviendrai-je un jour, mais je ne suis pas sûre d'apprécier Despentes en tant qu'autrice de romans : son style percutant qui fait la force de ses essais me déplait dans ce roman.