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L'écume des jours by Boris Vian

meyoute's review against another edition

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tense slow-paced

3.5

kabexy's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad medium-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

2.0

tweek's review against another edition

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

5.0

literally my favorite book of all time, i love it so much and i think it is a must read!

yum1_2's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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bookishbutterfly's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Un des livres les plus bizarres que j'aie jamais lus. Il n'a commencé à avoir un sens qu'à partir des 2 tiers.

a_pocalypse's review against another edition

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

3.75

bucketofcrows's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

très confusing, mais j'ai adoré. Vraiment le style littéraire était excellent, le language, le ton, tous. Je pense que c'est un livre à relire, il y a clairement du symbolisme manqué à la première lecture. 

Bref, beaucoup d'amour pour Boris Vian, le vrai anarchiste.

baielleebooks's review against another edition

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I read this as part of my book club, and it was a mission and a half to get it and came fairly close to our meeting, so that's partially why I DNF'd. 
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What I enjoyed about the book was the romanticism in the world-building and the fantasticality (the rooms reshaping from music, magical cocktail machines ). The characters and plot however? No ma'am! I held no personal investment in them (asides from Isis and her Paris Hilton-esque energy throwing elaborate birthday parties for her dogs). 
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Colin and Chloe's romance didn't seem to hold much substance, and felt saccharine in parts. Nicholas as well I loathed, his performative third-person dialect as well as the fact that he was such a filthy perv! (his interaction with Alyssum especially). As such, it was not my cup of Darjeeling!

lys_anders's review against another edition

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fast-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

1.5

belle_2108's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious slow-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? No

2.5

This was one of the weirdest books i have ever read. It was obviously surrealist. It’s easy to read, but i understood nothing of what was actually happening. It’s an experience. The book was so weird it was funny