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Lie With Me

Philippe Besson

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Dec 16, 2022 eline rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites, screaming-crying-throwing-up, summer, to-buy, must-re-read, lgbtq

It hurts. I was sceptical about the ability of this book to make me cry and I was doing alright until the last paragraph.

Devastating and I can feel the pain. Man, this really hurts and I didn't want to go through these emotions again. But I did. I love everything about this book. ...more

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Mar 27, 2023 Drew (Taylor's version)✨ rated it really liked it

Shelves: available-on-libby, audiobook, queer, wonderful-because-you-look-bonita

This was beautiful
the writing was beautiful
the characters were beautiful
the gay was beautiful

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Queer books will always have an amazingly special place in my heart and this one has snuck in there. I think everyone should read this and everyone should talk to me about it afterwards (I'm looking at you reading this), The audiobook for this was a wonderful experience as well so if you can get it on audio I do recommend!

I didn't feel too much of an attachment to the characters which is why this is ...more

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Jul 06, 2025 Richard Gayton rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Love story but painful

I liked the immediacy of the writing. It put me right there: a teen boy in love and the impossibility of it lasting.. Don't read it if you can't handle the pain of lost love. ...more

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