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The best read of the year?

I haven’t been that invested in a book for a long time

In my top 3 of 2023, so far

Not for me... Thinking about DNF quite seriously

Don’t like it so far… a bit sad, but quite boring too. And why is the dad so present and the mum so absent?

No matter how many stars, this book helps me a lot in a not so easy moment

Is it one of the best books I’ve read in a long time/my life? Well, indeed…

Reading it on Gallica pdf (in French); not super comfy.
But this will be one of my faves this year. Unforgettable character (so far), what a beginning of a story, what a writing style (very Zola/naturalistic style).

I am really enjoying this. I can related (to some extent) to the main character - who is, surprisingly, the main character - and the writing style is really serving the plot.

Strange - given the topic - but I'm having fun with this one!! I forgot how good the King is in presenting characters, their flaws, their doubts

Very fast read! Writing style is very simple (almost YA-esque), very energetic, which I like. Interesting story, very innovative, especially for a book written in the 70s!

At first I did not get a thing… now I’m not sure to get what it is all about, but damn it is well written and some words are resonating with me a lot

WTF, I don't care about these people

I find it a bit boring... I like the main character, she's bold and not afraid of anyone, but what a life! What a time when people did not have anything to do except thinking about who is marrying who and how pretty girls are, etc.