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Lie With Me

Lie With Me

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  • Author：Philippe Besson
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Summary

THE NO。1 FRENCH BESTSELLER

Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux， Philippe， a famous writer， chances upon a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his first love。 What follows is a look back to Philippe's teenage years， to a winter morning in 1984， a small French high school， and a carefully timed encounter between two seventeen-year-olds。 It's the start of a secret， intensely passionate， world-altering love affair between Philippe and his classmate， Thomas。

Dazzlingly rendered by Molly Ringwald， the acclaimed actor and writer， in her first-ever translation， Besson's exquisitely moving coming-of-age story captures the tenderness of first love - and the heart-breaking passage of time。

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Reviews

Andrew ，

The story the author tells is sad， in all the ways every lost-love story is sad。 If not for its obnoxiously impressionistic yet well-executed style （how very French）， this could be any romance novel。 Leaving out the HEA does not good literature make。

aidrielle ，

hmm。。。 'di ko alam kung ano mararamdaman ko tungkol sa librong 'to。 parang may kulang。 mas nagustuhan ko lang 'yung kwento nung nasa may bandang gitna na， nung （view spoiler）[kinakausap na ni philippe yung anak ni thomas （hide spoiler）]。 pero for the most part， ewan。 somehow。。。 bet ko kung ano yung sinusulat， pero nakukulangan ako sa kung paano siya sinulat？ ang ganda ng pagka-melancholic at nostalgic ng prose， pero para sa akin masyadong nag-"tell" si author imbis na "show。" ewan， alam ko naman hmm。。。 'di ko alam kung ano mararamdaman ko tungkol sa librong 'to。 parang may kulang。 mas nagustuhan ko lang 'yung kwento nung nasa may bandang gitna na， nung （view spoiler）[kinakausap na ni philippe yung anak ni thomas （hide spoiler）]。 pero for the most part， ewan。 somehow。。。 bet ko kung ano yung sinusulat， pero nakukulangan ako sa kung paano siya sinulat？ ang ganda ng pagka-melancholic at nostalgic ng prose， pero para sa akin masyadong nag-"tell" si author imbis na "show。" ewan， alam ko namang nasa minority ako bilang ang taas ng rating ng librong 'to dito sa goodreads， pero ayon naramdaman ko。 ang tagal bago talaga ako na-captivate nung storya。 at isa pa， true story ba ito？？？ 'di ko pa rin knows hahahah 。。。more

Kleo ，

I’m not crying you’re cryingWish I read this when I was 16

Javi ，

It doesn't take much to make me happy， does it？ It doesn't take much to make me happy， does it？ 。。。more

Hunter ，

I don't know french， so I can't compare it to the original， but the translator did an AMAZING job。 I don't know french， so I can't compare it to the original， but the translator did an AMAZING job。 。。。more

Jahi ，

AmargoEse sabor me quedó tras terminar Lie With MeCorto y aún así lleno de sentimientosLa historia está narrada en primera persona， pero de una forma tan particular que se siente demasiado personal e intima， como si fuese a mi en quien Philippe confió para contar su pasado。 Ese pasado donde existe el primer amor secreto， intenso， apasionado， clandestino e inolvidable。Aún así， aunque hubieron cosas muy bonitas， otras tristes y varias lamentables， no puedo sentir que fuese algo del todo me AmargoEse sabor me quedó tras terminar Lie With MeCorto y aún así lleno de sentimientosLa historia está narrada en primera persona， pero de una forma tan particular que se siente demasiado personal e intima， como si fuese a mi en quien Philippe confió para contar su pasado。 Ese pasado donde existe el primer amor secreto， intenso， apasionado， clandestino e inolvidable。Aún así， aunque hubieron cosas muy bonitas， otras tristes y varias lamentables， no puedo sentir que fuese algo del todo memorable。 Principalmente por el corto sendero que se recorre （aún cuando los años transcurridos son bastantes）Eso si， me quedaré con aquellas pequeñas lecciones que pude captar。 。。。more

Mirjam Souyris ，

I think I will try to reread this in french when I have the patience， because something feels off about the translation。

Matthew ，

I was absolutely devastated by this book。 I can say no more。

Lara Knight ，

This book shattered my heart into a million pieces。 Such a poetic and heart-wrenching book， made me sob like a baby。 Definitely a new favourite。

mikenna ，

“And then the disoriented convalescent without energy， without will， who asks himself if it would’ve just been better if his body had been left to die in the crash but who eventually heals， because as is often the case， you eventually heal。”

Bebo Reads ，

Avant ce livre je crois pas avoir lu des scènes de sexe aussi bien écrites et simples en même temps。 C'est vrai que c'est pas la première chose à laquelle on pense quand on évalue un livre， mais bon。。。 Je l'ai remarqué ici。 C'est sûrement pas pour rien。Autrement， on peut dire le même pour le livre dans sa globalité。 Il est bien écrit， mais reste simple à lire （la plus part du temps）。 L'introspection du personnage principal est riche et honnête， et permet aux lecteurs d'y trouver des choses à se Avant ce livre je crois pas avoir lu des scènes de sexe aussi bien écrites et simples en même temps。 C'est vrai que c'est pas la première chose à laquelle on pense quand on évalue un livre， mais bon。。。 Je l'ai remarqué ici。 C'est sûrement pas pour rien。Autrement， on peut dire le même pour le livre dans sa globalité。 Il est bien écrit， mais reste simple à lire （la plus part du temps）。 L'introspection du personnage principal est riche et honnête， et permet aux lecteurs d'y trouver des choses à se rapporter。 Chose qui m'a un peu dérangé: les événements de la fin ont été un peu improbables mais il n'enlèvent pas au mérite de l'histoire。 。。。more

jjj ，

It’s a beautiful， coming-of-age love story about the bitterness of first love and self-acceptance。 Beautiful and tender writing。The most solid four stars I’ve ever given。

sageshelves ，

honestly， i was underwhelmed the whole time。 page 130 got me though :/ 3。5 stars

NayaPond ，

Wow。 This will stay with me for a while

Javi ，

Boring and underdeveloped。 This novel tells the story of a famous novelist reminiscing over a short-lived teenage romance with a closeted boy named Thomas。 Not a very interesting plot， the novel felt rushed。 Besson tries to present a heartbreaking teenage love affair without evoking much emotion。 The narrator repeatedly mentions how he is an award winning novelist who owns beach homes and goes on international book tours， and yet very few details are ever given about his life。 A very surface lev Boring and underdeveloped。 This novel tells the story of a famous novelist reminiscing over a short-lived teenage romance with a closeted boy named Thomas。 Not a very interesting plot， the novel felt rushed。 Besson tries to present a heartbreaking teenage love affair without evoking much emotion。 The narrator repeatedly mentions how he is an award winning novelist who owns beach homes and goes on international book tours， and yet very few details are ever given about his life。 A very surface level book to capture what is described as a non-surface level relationship。 I was also not a fan of the narrator’s final commentary on men who cannot come out of the closet， describing them as “disoriented” and "lost。" 。。。more

Lugene Pezzuto ，

Lovely writing。

Théo Nicastri ，

C'est avec les yeux légèrement humides que j'écris ces quelques lignes。Je peux désormais affirmer aimer l'écriture de Philippe Besson。 Je peux également dire que ce livre， comme Un certain Paul Darrigrand lu il y a quelques semaines， résonne beaucoup avec mon adolescence et mes propres expériences， ce qui explique sans doute en grande partie ce que je ressens actuellement。Un livre， 3 périodes importantes de sa vie， de l'amour， des souvenirs （toujours） et pour reprendre ses propres mots， de l'imp C'est avec les yeux légèrement humides que j'écris ces quelques lignes。Je peux désormais affirmer aimer l'écriture de Philippe Besson。 Je peux également dire que ce livre， comme Un certain Paul Darrigrand lu il y a quelques semaines， résonne beaucoup avec mon adolescence et mes propres expériences， ce qui explique sans doute en grande partie ce que je ressens actuellement。Un livre， 3 périodes importantes de sa vie， de l'amour， des souvenirs （toujours） et pour reprendre ses propres mots， de l'impondérable。 。。。more

smolxbean ，

one of the most beautiful heartbreaking books I've ever read。 one of the most beautiful heartbreaking books I've ever read。 。。。more

Christine ，

I don’t know if the real sentiment and feelings were lost in translation， but overall just felt like this book could have captured so much more emotion。 It was a story of young love lost， but I just never got the strong sense that they belonged together in the first place。 It felt like a relationship of convenience more than anything else， so when they parted ways it was expected and not particularly heartbreaking。 I also didn’t love how their lives crossed paths again twenty years later。 Some o I don’t know if the real sentiment and feelings were lost in translation， but overall just felt like this book could have captured so much more emotion。 It was a story of young love lost， but I just never got the strong sense that they belonged together in the first place。 It felt like a relationship of convenience more than anything else， so when they parted ways it was expected and not particularly heartbreaking。 I also didn’t love how their lives crossed paths again twenty years later。 Some of the writing was nice and I appreciate the fact that the author highlighted how horrible it is when one has to hide their true self， but overall this was a miss for me。 。。。more

Mark ，

É sobre isso。

George K。 Ilsley ，

Stop with your liesThis short novel has three chapters， labelled with the years 1984， 2007 and 2016。 The first chapter （the longest） revolves around the affair between two teenage boys， and is told in the voice of one of them， a writer， looking back at his youth。There's a saying I often thought of reading this book: "Youth is wasted on the young。" When I was young， I didn't really appreciate what this meant。 Another related expression is "If only I knew then what I know now。"This is a first pers Stop with your liesThis short novel has three chapters， labelled with the years 1984， 2007 and 2016。 The first chapter （the longest） revolves around the affair between two teenage boys， and is told in the voice of one of them， a writer， looking back at his youth。There's a saying I often thought of reading this book: "Youth is wasted on the young。" When I was young， I didn't really appreciate what this meant。 Another related expression is "If only I knew then what I know now。"This is a first person narrative， told from the perspective of a writer named Philippe， and dedicated to Thomas （the other boy）， so this raises questions about what really happened？ Is is true？ We only see things from Philippe's point of view; Thomas was always someone who couldn't talk， and remains mysterious。 Yet this is often true of relationships， no matter how much talking happens。 How much do we truly know ourselves， much less another？After I finished reading I discovered the original title was Arrête avec tes mensonges which throws a whole different light on the text。 The English title "Lie With Me" evokes affection， not the telling of lies， but the French title "Stop with your lies" is confrontational。 But who would be saying this or hearing this in the book？ [Ha！ Now I suddenly remember—this expression is from the very first page， and is something said to Philippe by his mother when he made up stories about people—an obsession that became his career。]Overall， a remarkable beautiful book about the limits of true storytelling and the true nature of fiction。 Now I have to read more from this author！ 。。。more

Izaminifee ，

It is a poetic reading， simple and humble while being complex in meaning。 How a simple encounter， a mundane story can take on so many nuances and have a significant impact on the lives of others。« I’m seventeen years old。I don’t know then that one day I won’t be seventeen。 I don’t know that youth doesn’t last， that it’s only a moment， and then it disappears and by the time you finally realize it， it’s too late。 It’s finished， vanished， lost。 There are some around me who can sense it; the adults It is a poetic reading， simple and humble while being complex in meaning。 How a simple encounter， a mundane story can take on so many nuances and have a significant impact on the lives of others。« I’m seventeen years old。I don’t know then that one day I won’t be seventeen。 I don’t know that youth doesn’t last， that it’s only a moment， and then it disappears and by the time you finally realize it， it’s too late。 It’s finished， vanished， lost。 There are some around me who can sense it; the adults repeat it constantly but I don’t listen。 Their words roll over me but don’t stick。 Like water off the feathers of a duck’s back。 I’m an idiot。 An easygoing idiot。 »« Nothing touches me more than cracks in the armor and the person who reveals them。 » 。。。more

Carlos ，

Apesar da história comovente e da escrita sublime e envolvente， a rapidez da história e a falta de escrutínio da relação fez com que não sentisse ligação emocional com as personagens。

Harvey Robinson ，

I really wish I could of gotten into this story but I just couldn’t。 There were moments I enjoyed， mainly the end and parts of the love story but I found myself getting bored with it mostly through out。 Maybe translated fiction isn’t my thing

Cip Duh Vries ，

I guess I was wishing for a little bit more from this book， but it was beautifully written/translated。

Aria ，

what the fuck

Ance ，

first that comes in my mind is a phrase "hate to see you go" （from Rolling Stones） which describes the end of this biographical-fiction novel。 although I made notes while reading， it didn't justify my hopes & hype about this book。 let's talk about good things， - what impressed me & left me thinking。 how giving up on yourself could be so destructive， heartbraking &。。。 quiet。 tragedy。 devastative。 how we miss a life - gay or straight。 first that comes in my mind is a phrase "hate to see you go" （from Rolling Stones） which describes the end of this biographical-fiction novel。 although I made notes while reading， it didn't justify my hopes & hype about this book。 let's talk about good things， - what impressed me & left me thinking。 how giving up on yourself could be so destructive， heartbraking &。。。 quiet。 tragedy。 devastative。 how we miss a life - gay or straight。 。。。more

Jill Risberg ，

the pacing was rushed， nothing had time to properly develop

Tim Sears ，

If I have to read another sad gay love story I swear to God。。。

Benjamin ，

There is no worse despair than having so much to say and at the same time watching the words drift away from me。

Reference

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