Bye Bye Blondie by Virginie Despentes

Bye Bye Blondie

Virginie Despentes with Siân Reynolds (Translator)

365 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction feminism dark reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

In a wrecked modern version of a romance novel, acclaimed French writer Virginie Despentes pokes at the simultaneous ecstasy and banality of love in an age of psychiatry and punk.Gloria lives in seething rage, lashing out at everyone—particularly,...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 137 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
emotional 73%
sad 47%
challenging 42%
tense 36%
funny 26%
reflective 26%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 22%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 82% | A mix: 17%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 37% | No: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 29% | Yes: 29%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.78

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...