A review by claudyne
Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan

dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Cecile is a teen living with her widower father in Paris. They decide to summer in a villa just outside of the city limits when her father’s love life alters their family dynamic. Because Cecile fears the change an addition to her family could bring, she makes the decisions to interfere in her father’s new relationship. The results are tragic and very screwed up. I hated this trajectory of the plot. It’s obviously well written and only a good book can evoke such emotion, but I’m very ticked off.