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lunitaaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I feel like I really enjoyed this book because I grew up watching the movie my entire life. It was really interesting seeing the written version go more in depth and sort of answer certain questions I initially had about the story. Although I'm not sure if it's because of the translation or if it's just the authors writing style but the sentences felt sort of short? I'm not sure if it's just a personal thing but at first it was kind of hard to follow along. I fear if I didn't already have such a deep love for the story I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much as I did because of the writing I mentioned but that's just personal. I still feel it is a fun story to read tho!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Blood
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy and Abandonment
sar_p's review against another edition
3.0
3.5, really. It wasn't what I expected, though that's not a bad thing. The writing was occasionally trite, as if he was trying too hard to be poetic. To be fair, that could be the fault of translation.
jess_heaven's review against another edition
4.0
que gran libro, y con muchas frases para reflexionar. Aunque me hubiese gustado otro final, ha dejado un vacío en mi corazon :(
catjen's review against another edition
4.0
This little novella really surprised me! I enjoyed the darkly whimsical folklore-ish story. It was made even better by the knowledge that it was written by the lead singer of one of my favorite French bands that I used to listen to when I lived in France! Apparently this was turned into an animated film made in conjunction with Luc Besson, which makes so much sense. I need to watch it now!
shereadsgood's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
iophil's review against another edition
2.0
L'idea di fondo è curiosa, la copertina sicuramente d'impatto, lo stile regala qualche piccola immagine interessante... ma sotto sotto non rimane poi molto, dalla lettura. Una storia non troppo originale, sviluppata con un po' di frettolosità.
Il finale, poi, sembra davvero inserito forzatamente. Come per non lasciare aperta una conclusione che forse sarebbe potuta risultare così un poco più affascinante. Una scelta infelice.
Tutto sommato può valere una lettura, visto che è molto breve e comunque non è scritto male, ma non mi sento di consigliarlo.
Il finale, poi, sembra davvero inserito forzatamente. Come per non lasciare aperta una conclusione che forse sarebbe potuta risultare così un poco più affascinante. Una scelta infelice.
Tutto sommato può valere una lettura, visto che è molto breve e comunque non è scritto male, ma non mi sento di consigliarlo.
fioreail's review against another edition
3.0
Another story in which I was vaguely aggravated by the main character. The language used in this novel was what stood out in this novel. But it was also too flowery at times. It is worth mentioning that Malzieu belongs to a band for which he also wrote an album revolving around this story. I believe I shall check it out sometime.
lylysand's review against another edition
1.0
Le livre est soit disant fait pour les enfants (à partir de 8 ans) mais permettez moi d'en douter. Certaines descriptions sont assez gênantes à lire, Jack semble insister sur les attributs féminins. Même des scènes qui se déroulent avec le love interest de Jack (j'ai oublie son nom) sont limites limites. De plus, je voulais vous partager un extrait pour que vous compreniez ce que je veux dire quand j'affirme que ce n'est pas approprié pour les enfants :
"J'aurais voulu prendre un peu plus de temps pour observer à loisir ses chevilles de poussins, pour remonter le long de ces mollets aérodynamiques jusqu'au caillou qui lui servent de genoux. Alors j'aurais longé ses cuisses entrouvertes pour me poser sur la plus douce des pistes d'atterrissage. Là, je me serais entraîné à devenir le plus grand caresseur embrasseur du monde." Hum -
"J'aurais voulu prendre un peu plus de temps pour observer à loisir ses chevilles de poussins, pour remonter le long de ces mollets aérodynamiques jusqu'au caillou qui lui servent de genoux. Alors j'aurais longé ses cuisses entrouvertes pour me poser sur la plus douce des pistes d'atterrissage. Là, je me serais entraîné à devenir le plus grand caresseur embrasseur du monde." Hum -
annaax's review against another edition
1.0
The longest 150 pages of my life!
This is not the book for me. I found it extraordinarily boring and couldn't wait to finish it. The story didn't engage me, I didn't empathize with the characters (in fact I didn't like them at all), and although I understood the intent and the moral, I still (honestly) didn't care.
This is not the book for me. I found it extraordinarily boring and couldn't wait to finish it. The story didn't engage me, I didn't empathize with the characters (in fact I didn't like them at all), and although I understood the intent and the moral, I still (honestly) didn't care.