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224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0374170592
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 19 June 2018
Description
On Christmas Eve 2012, in Paris, the novelist Édouard Louis was raped and almost murdered by a man he had just met. This act of violence left Louis shattered; its aftermath made him a stranger to himself and sent him back to the village, the famil...
Community Reviews Summary of 956 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
reflective 58%
sad 49%
challenging 48%
tense 40%
informative 5%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 23% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 35% | No: 17% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Violence, Sexual violenceModerate
RacismMinor
Homophobia
224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0374170592
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 19 June 2018
Description
On Christmas Eve 2012, in Paris, the novelist Édouard Louis was raped and almost murdered by a man he had just met. This act of violence left Louis shattered; its aftermath made him a stranger to himself and sent him back to the village, the famil...
Community Reviews Summary of 956 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
reflective 58%
sad 49%
challenging 48%
tense 40%
informative 5%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 23% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 35% | No: 17% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Violence, Sexual violenceModerate
RacismMinor
Homophobia