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Adèle by Leïla Slimani

marianabpeso's review against another edition

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

5.0

andotherworlds's review

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3.0

3-3.5 // this was so … french

nicoleoliveira's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

annie_explores's review

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

lemonsandraspberries's review against another edition

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adventurous tense 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

4.5

noclue's review

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow! What a fire cracker of a book! Not at all what I expected! Quite spicy! 🌶️🌶️

davirodcz's review against another edition

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4.0

Um livro que te deixa bem angustiado por conta dessa busca obsessiva da personagem para preencher um vazio que nem ela mesma entende direito o que falta.

No começo do livro foi inevitável não julgá-la moralmente, mas com o passar das páginas fui entendendo e sofrendo com ela. Adèle é uma personagem que está em conflito consigo mesma a todo instante, ela faz o que faz sabendo que não é certo, mas mesmo assim não consegue evitar. 

A leitura vale muito a pena por conta dos debates que promove e também pela narrativa incomoda e inconfundível da autora. Recomendo. 

anaki's review

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nikolinaza's review against another edition

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1.0

Three days of boredom reading this.

A woman who is dissatisfied by the ultra-banality of her life, and sometimes is not right in the head, is quite a common theme for books like this. I've read a few of the same theme, and while the characters are purposefully unlikable, I still have the ability to understand their actions. But I couldn't do the same for Adèle.

It feels like every character in this book does everything sans raison. She just does this, and he just does that, but why does that happen, one could never know. Everything was so vague and so minimally explained I often had no idea of what's happening. And to add to that, the story and pacing themselves were just too jumpy, and it made me lost in a sea of confusions.

I bought this because it is a Prix Goncourt winner.....

pissarra's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75