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Lie With Me
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A beautifully EXHAUSTING story.
As told, I felt only infatuation from Philippe, and pretty cold indifference from Thomas, so I wouldn't really call this "my type" of romance.
Also, I found neither of the MC's very likeable. Philippe came off as pompous and jaded, while Thomas was generally as affectionate as a pet rock, fresh from the freezer.
We did get somewhat of a bit of closure at the very end, but depressing, depressing, deeeeee-goddamn-pressing.
The one bright spot in the story was young Lucas, but by the end, even his initial seemingly-happy existence had been decimated.
The writing was without a doubt very good, but Christ, getting through all of the constant descriptions, with very, VERY little actual dialogue (or hope), reading this book felt like trying to swim through peanut butter.
So if you're a fan of doomed romances, without a hint of an HEA, or even more than a brief glimpse of true happiness (from *either* MC everdy-ever), then this may be the book for you.
2.5 *would-more-'happy'-have-freaking-killed-you* stars for my overall enjoyment of the story and MC's.
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A beautifully EXHAUSTING story.
"This feeling of love, it transports me, it makes me happy. But it also consumes me and makes me miserable, the way all impossible loves are miserable."That quote was extremely telling as to the overall tone of the book.
As told, I felt only infatuation from Philippe, and pretty cold indifference from Thomas, so I wouldn't really call this "my type" of romance.
Also, I found neither of the MC's very likeable. Philippe came off as pompous and jaded, while Thomas was generally as affectionate as a pet rock, fresh from the freezer.
We did get somewhat of a bit of closure at the very end, but depressing, depressing, deeeeee-goddamn-pressing.
(view spoiler)The first part of that admission truly shocked me, while the second part, the sheer resignation of it, at only 18 years old no less, didn't even make me blink.
The one bright spot in the story was young Lucas, but by the end, even his initial seemingly-happy existence had been decimated.
The writing was without a doubt very good, but Christ, getting through all of the constant descriptions, with very, VERY little actual dialogue (or hope), reading this book felt like trying to swim through peanut butter.
So if you're a fan of doomed romances, without a hint of an HEA, or even more than a brief glimpse of true happiness (from *either* MC everdy-ever), then this may be the book for you.
2.5 *would-more-'happy'-have-freaking-killed-you* stars for my overall enjoyment of the story and MC's.
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Reading Progress
July 12, 2019
– Shelved
July 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
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July 23, 2019
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Started Reading
July 23, 2019
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10.74%
"*Gah* [First meet-up...]
Why me?
He says: Because you are not like all the others, because I don’t see anyone but you and you don’t even realize it.
He adds this phrase, which for me is unforgettable: Because you will leave and we will stay."
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Why me?
He says: Because you are not like all the others, because I don’t see anyone but you and you don’t even realize it.
He adds this phrase, which for me is unforgettable: Because you will leave and we will stay."
July 27, 2019
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Finished Reading
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Oh no! I bought the audio but haven't listened yet. I guess it will be a good one to listen as I clean out my garage... Great review Todd.
I read it. The prose was extremely poetic (I'm picturing the author being someone who might have taught Suki Fleet to write like she does), which is fine for a few paragraphs, but it took me *4 DAYS* to work my way through ~150 pages of it, which was frustrating.Then throw in everyone having a tendency to ooze misery and, yeah, it didn't work that well for me.
But it *really* was beautifully written, so maybe someone else reading it to me would've been less frustrating on that front..
Katerina wrote: "In this case, you will feel like me for one time (not a native speaker). You do not get the original sound. A lot stands and falls with the translation. But it is not a bad book at all. It's not your typical romance either. But it stands out. And you will remember it longer than many romance books."Yeah, definitely memorable, and my rating was for my own personal enjoyment of the story.
I read for pleasure and this book was in no way that for me. : )
Elyse wrote: "I didn’t buy the concept of love AT ALL!!! My reaction to this book was very different than most of my friends.
I gave it 2 stars too."
Yeah, I can't stand books where literally *NO ONE* ends up happy. I read for enjoyment, and that ain't it for me. :- /
And sacrificing your happiness to please your parents and neighbors is just soooooooooo 1800's, ugh.
Mymymble wrote: ""Thomas was generally as affectionate as a pet rock..."😂"
He truly was. : (
I just finished it and have to admit the first chapter did not fully engage me. Made me wonder if something was lost in translation. It was not until chapter 2 & 3. The end crushed me. I ended up rating 4 stars because of that ending.
Thank you for saving me from this. I don’t think I have the constitution to be shattered quite this relentlessly
JP wrote: "Thank you for saving me from this. I don’t think I have the constitution to be shattered quite this relentlessly"Happy to help. Much happier than ANY of the characters in this story. 😉
Did you read or listen? I hear the audio was fantastic