Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Tout faux by Veronica Raimo

9 reviews

svmreads's review against another edition

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funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Five glorious stars!! This book made me laugh out loud and cry in public TWICE. A brilliant bildungsroman centering family and the power of the stories we tell ourselves and to each other. I want to read more from Veronica Raimo stat!
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maceydowns's review against another edition

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funny reflective medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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elliebasta's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective fast-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? Yes

4.0

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katiecat22's review against another edition

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3.5

Read as part of reading the International Booker long list. The writing was frank and read like a memoir more than fiction almost. It’s a series of vignettes really as the narrator reflects on her life. She discusses loss, formative childhood experiences, feelings of displacement and imposter syndrome, and loneliness. I wouldn’t hesitate to read another book by this author, but I don’t think this one will stick with me.
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loui's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

4.5

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izzybell's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

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funny reflective 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

5.0

Veronica Raimo’s Lost on Me is the very essence of autofiction—memories and lies intermixing until even the narrator doesn’t know what’s true anymore.  This excellent plotless novel is a string of chaotically funny anecdotes woven with a handful of intimate moments.  Just like when you speak with a scatterbrained friend, there are lots of tangents, but Raimo’s transitions are so smooth you hardly notice, let alone care.  It’s Sheila Heti meets Fleabag.  There’s neurotic parents, teenage horniness, sibling rivalry (and bonding), and, at the end of the day, the central character doesn’t really know who she is at all.
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nex_l420's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.5

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vincef's review against another edition

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dark emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

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