s.penkevich [hiatus-will return-miss you all]’s review of Bonjour Tristesse > Likes and Comments

Great review! Much appreciated 🙏
I shall have to revisit this book!

r0b wrote: "Great review! Much appreciated 🙏
I shall have to revisit this book!"

Thank you so much! I really loved this one, its pretty slight and more spectacle than anything else but wow was I delighted by how just twisted and feverish all the manipulation is haha

I read this when I was 17 and I adored Cecile. I probably missed a lot, reading this in french for a school assignment.

Erika wrote: "I read this when I was 17 and I adored Cecile. I probably missed a lot, reading this in french for a school assignment."

YES, Cecile is kind of great. Like sure she's the one who wrecks it all but like, very sympathetic characters still and I thought she ruled. Worth revisiting, I loved this so much.

Excellent review and wow, a perfect 5/5! That's awesome as I can totally see why you loved it as much as you did :-)

LTJ wrote: "Excellent review and wow, a perfect 5/5! That's awesome as I can totally see why you loved it as much as you did :-)"

Thank you so much! I kind of loved this book haha. Quick light read but damn does it go hard. And she was 17! Amazing.

Lovely review! I just read an excellent essay about this book in Rachel Cusk’s book of essays Coventry, which piqued my interest. I highly recommend that whole book, by the way, especially the first section of memoir-essays.

Nick wrote: "Lovely review! I just read an excellent essay about this book in Rachel Cusk’s book of essays Coventry, which piqued my interest. I highly recommend that whole book, by the way, especially the firs..."

Ooooo thank you I definitely need to read that! I will pick that up, I’ve been meaning to read more Cusk anyways and I’ve been on a big kick of essays on books. This one is really worth reading, and it’s a super quick one. I’m eager to hear what Cusk has to say because I was blown away by the writing and I could definitely see this being a book she would enjoy. And thank you!

I recommend her other books as well.....

David wrote: "I recommend her other books as well....."

Ooo yes I really need to find her other ones! Any in particular you recommend?

adira wrote: "sagan weaves together modern romance and contemporary ideas brilliantly! the book’s premise itself seemed uninteresting but this review’s portrayal of it is fascinating. i should read this now! won..."

Thank you so much, and I hope you enjoy if you get to it! Agreed, at first I thought it sounded fairly generic (though I guess an early novel that then lead to other books following a similar formula?) but was pleasantly surprised how very fresh it all felt still. And it just rules she was 18 and pissing off all the stuffy literary folks haha iconic really

Love this film, looking forward to reading this book! Thinking I’ll hopefully read it next year when I go to Greece. Your reviews are spectacular !

liv wrote: "Love this film, looking forward to reading this book! Thinking I’ll hopefully read it next year when I go to Greece. Your reviews are spectacular !"

Thank you so much! Oooo good idea, and enjoy Greece I’ve heard nothing but good things about vacationing there!

I read this when I was in high school, but I think a lot of it went over my head...

Jonathan wrote: "I read this when I was in high school, but I think a lot of it went over my head..."

Ha yea I think it would have mine then too so totally fair. It blew my mind reading it as an adult though!

s.penkevich wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "I read this when I was in high school, but I think a lot of it went over my head..."

Ha yea I think it would have mine then too so totally fair. It blew my mind reading it as an a..."

Amazing that someone my age then wrote it!

i read this when i was 14, your review of this makes me want to re-read it now. i genuinely felt affected by bonjour tristesse but i feel like I've greatly matured now and can appreciate all the subtleties of it. i heard there's also a movie adaptation of this coming out this month!

This Charming Woman wrote: "i read this when i was 14, your review of this makes me want to re-read it now. i genuinely felt affected by bonjour tristesse but i feel like I've greatly matured now and can appreciate all the su..."

Oh wow I need to see this new adaptation! I hope it holds up for you on the reread—this kind of blew me away and quickly became a favorite book I like to recommend! And thank you so much!

I keep forgetting there's a film adaptation, def need to watch. Cécile’s mix of youthful carelessness and startling self-awareness hit me hardddd reading it as a teen. Great review!

I should reread this. I need some Riviera sunniness with how dreary it is outside.

L. Alex A Henry wrote: "I keep forgetting there's a film adaptation, def need to watch. Cécile’s mix of youthful carelessness and startling self-awareness hit me hardddd reading it as a teen. Great review!"

I still need to see it too! It’s gotta be good, how could it not be really haha. Yea I can only imagine, I wish I had read it as a teen too. Hit pretty hard as an adult too.

Loved the snappiness of the little book and how adult the feelings expressed are. Your review makes me want to read it again.

Michael wrote: "Loved the snappiness of the little book and how adult the feelings expressed are. Your review makes me want to read it again."

Snappiness is a good way to put it. This one hit me hard!