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Le rythme est trop rapide à mon goût, on saute un peu d'un événement à l'autre

Cette dernière scène était super touchante et inattendue ! Je pensais qu'on allait plutôt partir vers de la jalousie traditionnelle dans ce genre de contexte, et l'effet de surprise a décuplé l'émotion de la scène !

Good Luck Babe : the memoir (complimentary)

So far so very good, flowing writing, it feels like poetry. It's intimate but not hermetic

At the point I just think Nina is an egoistical self-obsessed piece of shit

i think it would be better if it wasn't 1st person
nina is quite annoying

"mon corps offert à sa vigueur" mais ça va po lo où quoi

I'm gonna be so mean but this feels like a Millennial Core Cringe compilation tiktok
Or New Girl (derigatory)

so far it's very manic pixie dream girl-like 🥲
the way she's commenting and giving her opinion on everything like it's the most unique take on earth is tiring...

SO GOOD.

I really wasn't expecting to change pov, but it's really well done. I like how subtly we're introduced to the other characters and how they're linked to one another.
I also enjoy the tone although I can't pinpoint why yet

I loved the foreword, nerdy translator facts + actually important historical and cultural background, finally some good fucking translation
As for the story itself, it's somehow mesmerising. Bleak in a apathetic and almost neutral way, I love the use of You, we're slowly getting into Dong-ho story which I wasn't expecting and this shift is a slap in the face

Oh woooooow

No Birthdays or Baptisms - 4-/5
The dangers of smoking - 2,25/5

The Lookout - 3,25/5
Where are you, dear heart? - 3,5/5
Meat - 3,5/5

Rambla Triste - 3+/5

The Well - 2,5/5
Idk, the narration is too fast for me so everything kinda feels predictable

Our Lady of the Quarry - 3+/5
The Cart - 2,75/5

Angelita Unearthed - 3,75/5

I adore this

Wow, that last part was a slap in the face. I truly believed in the innocence and pure love and beauty, and the last paragraph was such a powerful and unexpected wake up call. The atmosphere is distinct yet evanescent, dreamy