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Le Consentement by Vanessa Springora

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dark fast-paced

4.25

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Leurs enfants après eux by Nicolas Mathieu

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Un roman social réellement beau aux tournures parfois poétiques, jamais dénuées d’un certain suspense. À dévorer

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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challenging mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Sylvia Plath writes beautifully, her prose is remarkably poetic, and somehow dry. That is probably why I had trouble with empathising with Esther Greenwood. I wish I could have connected with her : the story would’ve been less bland, and I would’ve been less touched by its oppressiveness

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

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emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Vernon Subutex 2 by Virginie Despentes

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adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Une écriture flamboyante dans sa simplicité, un monde parallèle au nôtre mais qui semble sous nos pieds, souterrain, auquel on voudrait se joindre, pour danser, danser sans jamais s’arrêter dans la pépinière d’étoiles

Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes

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adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-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

4.25

It took a few chapters for me to fully engage with Despente’s unusually crude style. But once I was in, i was entranced. Du FAUVE en encre.

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Si Beale Street pouvait parler by James Baldwin

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challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I think I would have appreciated the beauty of Baldwin’s writing better if I hadn’t read a translation. This left me with some bitterness. But made me curious enough to read more of him.

Le liseur by Bernhard Schlink

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced