well, this was not the sweet read i expected...

i really loved this book. it was a difficult and challenging read but it was all worth it.
altough it was a slow paced novel, it was poignant and truly captivating all along. i loved the contrast between marion and patrick's point of views, you could really see how they perceived themselves, tom and their relationship with him.
i reaaaally wished i could've had a bit of tom's insight. i felt like he became a bit flat between marion and patrick. not having his point of view when he's the centar pillar of the story made him feel a bit distant.
otherwise, marion and patrick were complex and gave a real depth to the story. i loved patrick's artistic view of the world and his langage and i absolutely despised marion and how selfish and delusionnal she was. both characters felt real and raw and i loved that.