#philippe besson

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my flat has no WiFi yet guys but peace and love. I think I'm a bookblr for the summer, so here are my library books! I have started Lie With Me; it's okay.

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— Philippe Besson, Lie With Me

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Philippe Besson, Lie With Me (trans. Molly Ringwald)

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My favorite books I read in 2024

(*spoiler: they are all gay romances /tragedies*)

Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

5 stars

Set in the 80's in Poland. Loved the way this book was written- I can't stress that enough, the language was really beautiful. Shows the struggles of political issues during that time. No happy ending but it made a lasting impact on me.

Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman

5 stars

I've never cried over a book so badly before- I gave myself a migraine. And then I cried again when I went through and tabbed and highlighted it.

It's slightly controversial because of the ages of the characters, but I really related to Elio on a certain level for some reason. No happy ending.

Fine Me by Andre Aciman

4 stars

A lot of people don't like this sequel, but I enjoyed it for the most part. It gives you the ending you want in the first book, and I actually enjoyed the POV from the father. (I know many people thought this was irrelevant but I actually think it was important.) It did start a bit slow though and took me a bit to get into.

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

4 stars

I honestly didn't know this was based on a short story until a few months ago. I read it within an hour or two since it's very short. It was very sad though, to the point that I'm too scared to watch the movie still.

What Belongs To You by Garth Greenwell

4 stars

Sheesh, idk where to start with this book. The way it was written was very challenging to read- to the point where I almost quit this book a few times. But, I was so curious about the characters that I kept coming back to it.

Overall, a very dark, gloomy atmosphere to this book. It honestly made me never want to go to where this book takes place (but I know that's not a fair way to judge a place.) It just seemed so, so depressing and awful.

Parts of this book were honestly disturbing. The details for every little thing were so descriptive that I can't believe this isn't an autobiography or a true story.

I'm still glad I read the book, but it was pretty hard to get through.

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

4 stars

Deemed a classic, and in Swimming In The Dark the main character loves this book, which is what made me curious enough to finally read it.

Not sure what to say about this one other than it was sad and complex, and nothing ended well for anyone.

Lie With Me by Phillippe Besson

5 stars

(this book was translated by Molly Ringwald, so that's random and interesting to me)

I really liked this one. I loved the way it was written, and the setting in the French countryside.

The passing of time in the book was also interesting. .. I'm realizing now this book is hard to talk about without saying too much. But once again, no happy ending.

Tin Man by Sarah Winman

4 stars

Kind've hauntingly beautiful. The only thing I disliked about the book was that the timeline was a bit confusing as it kept jumping around. But overall, I did enjoy the story and it stuck with me for a while.

Anyways, if you see this post and you also like these books and have any book recs, let me know! 😊🖤

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He smiled so that I could take his smile with me.

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ST crossovers I'm considering

Not too seriously, but they're spreading their roots in my brain and - it's just gonna happen at some point, I just don't know when.

Tell me what you think about those!

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🏳️‍🌈 But I'm a Cheerleader (1999, queer camp comedy) : the Fruity 4 are send to a conversion therapy that will not only fail but create more queer awakening than ever.

🎵Crazy Ex Girlfriend (2015-19, romcom musical with BPD shenanigans) : in a lot of fics I read, Steve is really BPD coded, sometimes not on purpose. He'll make a great 'I moved here to try to get back together with my high school sweatheart but I'm not a stalker hee-hee' character.

💘 Heartbreaker ('L'Arnacoeur', 2010, French romcom you can live without, it's not that good, I just happened to have a crush on Romain Duris) : Eddie is the one you hire if you need to break a mariage. He'll make anybody fall in love with him. Enter Sir Harrington Senior, who really doesn't want his dear son to marry the current guy... Eddie's got a new job now.

🗃️ The Accidental Man ('Un homme accidentel', 2008, French novel I was obsessed with as a teenager) : Steve is a cop in Los Angeles investigating the murder of a young man. The main suspect is Eddie, a fascinating rising star of the Hollywood scenery. This plot is dark.

🎴Magic the Gathering : I don't know, I just want them to play MTG, I don't know okay !! Eddie's probably playing a fucking Dimir control deck, Steve's obviously playing with at least some Red and White, Jonathan is an Orzhov player because why not, Nancy is *terryfying* at deck building and Robin just love the Bloolburrow edition.

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Lie With Me, Philippe Besson, trans. by Molly Ringwald

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