I hope many people take a moment to read this during pride month to remember where we have been, what is at stake, what we have already lost. I don’t want to say much more because I was quite surprised about the back half of this personal memoir. Lie With Me positively glows in the dark.’ Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers ‘At first erotic and joyous, ultimately elegiac and haunting, Lie With Me is a deceptively slender book as big as life itself’ Rumaan Alam, author of That Kind of Mother and Rich and Pretty To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Almost nothing and no one did I like in this novel. To me this is not a story of love---"lust gone wrong" perhaps. The thing I'll take away from this book more than anything else has nothing to do with the story, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2020. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Do not pigeonhole Lie with Me as a “gay novel.” This beautiful and heartwrenching novel charts first love and lust between two adolescents: the continuing obsession of the one into adulthood, the tragic consequences social convention and filial duty lay upon the other . Something went wrong. this is the book for you. Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2019. But here we get an accounting of two gay guys meeting, both weak (one permanently so), trying to handle (and hide) sexual desires. The writer challenges his own memory and questions the reliability of memory. And while it refers in reviews to it being a nostalgic 80s novel there was actually very little which rooted it in any time or place. Do not pigeonhole Lie with Me as a “gay novel.”. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2020. As Julian Barnes has written, "Most of us have only one story to tell. Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019. I had bought this book ages ago but have only just got round to reading it during lockdown: I had to read it in one go and couldn't put it down.....it is both heart warming but heart breaking. We learn of their families, backgrounds, ethnicity, and class status. The two begin a clandestine affair that starts as a physical relationship and merges into something more. but there's only one that matters, only one finally worth telling." As these lovers navigate into adulthood, we see their relationship change as summer begins. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Earlier in the book, I was thinking "is it just going to trundle on like this?" There was a problem loading your book clubs. Originally published in French, Molly Ringwald translated the book for English audiences this year. It gets more and more moving. Triggered by the sighting, he traces the story of his secret high-school affair with that lover: It was brief in tenure but formed the mold into which he has since tried to press every other romantic relationship." In this slim French novel, an unnamed author is prompted to revisit his first love affair with … Probably I was expecting way too much. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Lie With Me is the story of a successful (unnamed) French novelist ... who catches a glimpse of what he thinks is a past lover in a hotel. This is Besson’s story, whether it’s confessional memoir or fiction (there is the double-entendre of the English title “lie” with me) or some combination of both. This is a great gift book, a quick plane … . Most of the book is in the HS period where the two have a sexual awakening with each other. It's the stuff of gay teen romance. If Duras, whom Besson quotes in the opening epigraph and imitates with his narrative style, speaks to you, thrills your senses with the pain of recognition, then, regardless of sexual preference, Besson will grip your heart too. I don't mean that only one thing happens to us in our lives . It continues to focus on the boys as they approach the time when they are deciding what's next with their lives. Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, $12.13 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to Romania. A recollection of a first love between two teenage boys in a small French town. His novels have been translated into twenty different languages. What I see is loveless lust. I find myself not caring one whit what happens to these characters. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. • Purchased online. It took a while to build up. Lie With Me is the must-read gay novel of the summer." Finished it with tears in my eyes. . After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. In 2017 he published Lie With Me, a #1 French bestseller that won the the Maisons de la Presse Prize, and A Character from a Novel, an intimate portrait of Emmanuel Macron during his presidential campaign. But here we get an accounting of two gay guys meeting, both weak (one permanently so), trying to handle (and hide) sexual desires. childhood accident? And while it refers in reviews to it being a nostalgic 80s novel there was actually very little which rooted it in any time or place. Lie With Me is the story of a successful (unnamed) French novelist ... who catches a glimpse of what he thinks is a past lover in a hotel. Loved this. Besson is a gifted stylist, and he infuses Philippe's story with the right notes of sadness and longing. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. This is Besson’s story, whether it’s confessional memoir or fiction (there is the double-entendre of the English title “lie” with me) or some combination of both. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Lie with Me: A Novel Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. The Advocate’s Best Gay Novel of 2019. . Lie With Me by Sabine Durrant sounded like a compelling and addicting read that I had to get my hands on. Loved this. . Equal parts Andre Aciman and Marguerite Duras.". I don’t want to say much more because I was quite surprised about the back half of this personal memoir. After all, Andre Aciman had commended it, and I have LOVED his (many times read) "Call Me By Your Name," (practically Shakespearian in many places). His first novel. -- New York Times Book Review , 9 New Books We Recommend This Week "Lie with Me succeeds as a novel because of Besson''s graceful writing, beautifully translated by Ringwald. 1. It's a short book at 148 pages. "People call Lie With Me, a 1984 teenage romance novella, the French Brokeback Mountain. Like Edward Louis's wonderful The End of Eddy, This story seems to walk a blurry line between novel and memoir. I was blown away. Besson is a gifted stylist, and he infuses Philippe''s story with the right notes of sadness and longing. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2020. Almost nothing and no one did I like in this novel. In most cases, items shipped from Amazon.com may be returned for a full refund. I've just read Philippe Besson's 'Lie with Me', which has been described as the French 'Call Me by Your Name'-slash-'Brokeback Mountain'. --Hillary Kelly, Vulture " Lie with Me succeeds as a novel because of Besson''s graceful writing, beautifully translated by Ringwald. The author, Philippe Besson, is one of the boys; the other is a farmer's son, Thomas, who is an inarticulate, unsociable and secretive character: he uses silence to protect a secret he can never acknowledge. Narrator: Jacques Roy. It’s also in some ways a cautionary tale, a warning of what happens when people aren’t free to be themselves. One seems a "cranially" damaged individual -- at birth? —Gary Kramer, Philadelphia Gay News “Lie with Me will enthrall the reader from start to finish. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Say hi to Philippe Besson's Lie With Me. A sexy, pure, and radiant story, this book has been republished for US readers, and translated by Molly Ringwald. . The series revolves around a civil servant named Gong Ah-jung (played by Yoon) who pretends to be the wife of the wealthy hotel heir, Hyun … It does not turn out well. Paul, our main character... yikes. Author: Philippe Besson, Molly Ringwald – translator. It gets more and more moving. Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. Though only about 150 pages, so much emotion is packed into this book that I couldn’t put it down and I finished it in two quick sittings. • Scribner Books • ★★★★★ • Hardcover • Nonfiction - Memoir, LGBT • Recommended by @jananav and several other people on Instagram. It does not turn out well. . There was a problem loading your book clubs. Two schoolboys enjoy a secret summer love affair. • Purchased online. . I, unfortunately am in the dislike category. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. "Lie with Me", a novella in three chapters by the French author Philippe Besson, is a work of art, of literature. In this slim French novel, an unnamed author is prompted to revisit his first love affair with … ◾︎, Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019. Unable to add item to List. 5 stars – Romantic Suspense I really enjoyed Stephanie Tyler's Hard to Hold trilogy and love the ACRO series that she co-writes with fellow author Larissa Ione as Sydney Croft, so I was excited about Tyler's new military romantic suspense series. It’s worth remembering that in Proust’s novel Albertine can’t belong to anyone, no matter how hard they … . What I see is loveless lust. There's a love affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France and it's pretty much perfect." . This was a quick read but I found it quite encaptivating. Besson writes an amazing story that flows and weaves with asides and tangents that pull the reader through a complex story only to build to a final heart wrenching climax. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. A recollection of a first love between two teenage boys in a small French town. A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice. And Lie with Me, the first installment in the Shadow Force series, lived up to my high expectations and then some. It ends ubruptly but returns to haunt the protagonists twenty years later, with the consequences of living a lie. As a gay man I could relate to both men during each period of their lives. As these lovers navigate into adulthood, we see their relationship change as summer begins. This is a great gift book, a quick plane … "People call Lie With Me, a 1984 teenage romance novella, the French Brokeback Mountain. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Brilliantly translated from the French by Molly Ringwald (yes, THAT Molly Ringwald), the prose practically sizzles off the page with eroticism, all the more so as the details of sex are couched in terms of passion and desire. I hope many people take a moment to read this during pride month to remember where we have been, what is at stake, what we have already lost. A sexy, pure, and radiant story, this book has been republished for US readers, and translated by Molly Ringwald. "Lie with Me", a novella in three chapters by the French author Philippe Besson, is a work of art, of literature. Please try again. Besson seems incapable of wasting a word. Lie with Me by Philippe Besson (translated by Molly Ringwald) Here’s what Publishers Weekly had to say about Lie with Me: “Besson (In the Absence of Men) rehashes familiar tropes about secret teenage gay romance in this moving but unoriginal novel. childhood accident? His novels have been translated into twenty different languages. The sections within the 3 chapters are often only paragraphs but the technique definitely works. . English | April 30, 2019 | ASIN: B07M9LJL6G | MP3@64 kbps | 3h 35m | 83.02 MB. I don't mean that only one thing happens to us in our lives . As a gay man I could relate to both men during each period of their lives. Say hi to Philippe Besson's Lie With Me. This beautiful and heartwrenching novel charts first love and lust between two adolescents: the continuing obsession of the one into adulthood, the tragic consequences social convention and filial duty lay upon the other . If you have ever been in love, desperately in love, overwhelmed with intense and insatiable desire, then suffered the all-consuming heartbreak of loss . I think the original French title fits this book better than the English, but overall the translation was excellent. To me this is not a story of love---"lust gone wrong" perhaps. If Duras, whom Besson quotes in the opening epigraph and imitates with his narrative style, speaks to you, thrills your senses with the pain of recognition, then, regardless of sexual preference, Besson will grip your heart too. Then everything changes. It continues to focus on the boys as they approach the time when they are deciding what's next with their lives. and they happen to be same-sex. There’s a love affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France and it’s pretty much perfect." . Really liked this book. Please try again. Do not pigeonhole Lie with Me as a “gay novel.” This beautiful and heartwrenching novel charts first love and lust between two adolescents: the continuing obsession of the one into adulthood, the tragic consequences social convention and filial duty lay upon the other . The prose is so spot on. Finished it with tears in my eyes. It's affecting stuff, even if its predecessors got there before it, rendering it a little been there, done that. They split when the summer ends, as is the way with summer romances, and take very different paths. Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019, This short memoir was initially released in French as ‘Arrête avec tes Mensonges’ which is translated directly as ‘Stop With Your Lies.’ The book is separated into three chapters; the first begins with two high school boys at a small village in the French countryside. After all, Andre Aciman had commended it, and I have LOVED his (many times read) "Call Me By Your Name," (practically Shakespearian in many places). . Lie with Me is a work of fiction. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. • Scribner Books • ★★★★★ • Hardcover • Nonfiction - Memoir, LGBT • Recommended by @jananav and several other people on Instagram. It took a while to build up. Something went wrong. Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. . and they happen to be same-sex. Really liked this book. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Not giving the book away, each faces a time of personal angst trying to come to grips with their sexuality, cultural norms and whether they are at peace in their own skin. His descriptions, his feelings, and his memories are precise and captivating.” Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. … Probably I was expecting way too much. . Please try again. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Yes, that Molly Ringwald! Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. “Lie with Me succeeds as a novel because of Besson's graceful writing, beautifully translated by Ringwald. The book revolves around two men following their lives in three time periods: HS (1984), 2007 and the 2016. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. It’s also in some ways a cautionary tale, a warning of what happens when people aren’t free to be themselves. —TheSkimm "There's a reason why Lie With Me is often compared to Call Me By Your Name. Most of the book is in the HS period where the two have a sexual awakening with each other. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. The last chapter, although the shortest of the three, really hit me, as it relates to my life. I had bought this book ages ago but have only just got round to reading it during lockdown: I had to read it in one go and couldn't put it down.....it is both heart warming but heart breaking. The sections within the 3 chapters are often only paragraphs but the technique definitely works. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. "People call Lie With Me, a 1984 teenage romance novella, the French Brokeback Mountain. Please try your request again later. But there the resemblance ends, for in the 1980s in Catholic France you had to be in the closet - with all the psychological damage that caused. Philippe becomes a successful out gay author. . The last two time periods are the results of their decisions and what could have been. Earlier in the book, I was thinking "is it just going to trundle on like this?" But there the resemblance ends, for in the 1980s in Catholic France you had to be in the closet - with all the psychological damage that caused. Philippe becomes a successful out gay author. I’ve never read a memoir quite like this, and it almost seems impossible how the events unfold. Lie With Me is the story of a successful (unnamed) French novelist ... who catches a glimpse of what he thinks is a past lover in a hotel. The author seems to want to present a tragedy of homosexual love; I see persistent/ inflexible selfishness that real love would have overcome or ended well before such damage. The author implies their interaction one of "love" (with several alternative descriptions). Love, longing and loss are universal. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2020. His descriptions, his feelings, and his memories are precise and captivating. The author seems to want to present a tragedy of homosexual love; I see persistent/ inflexible selfishness that real love would have overcome or ended well before such damage. We learn of their families, backgrounds, ethnicity, and class status. Not giving the book away, each faces a time of personal angst trying to come to grips with their sexuality, cultural norms and whether they are at peace in their own skin. The book revolves around two men following their lives in three time periods: HS (1984), 2007 and the 2016. It ends ubruptly but returns to haunt the protagonists twenty years later, with the consequences of living a lie. The last two time periods are the results of their decisions and what could have been. Lie with Me: A Novel. . Please try your request again later. Please try again. Lie With Me is full of Proustian echoes. The writer challenges his own memory and questions the reliability of memory. Originally published in French, Molly Ringwald translated the book for English audiences this year. I've just read Philippe Besson's 'Lie with Me', which has been described as the French 'Call Me by Your Name'-slash-'Brokeback Mountain'. Unable to add item to List. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. 'Lie with Me' succeeds as a novel because of Besson's graceful writing, beautifully translated by Ringwald. I can see why there are comparisons to Call Me By Your Name or Brokeback Mountain ( but I'm sure they're mentioned just to get it noticed since it stands alone for me); it reads like a memoir and the translation is beautifully done. I can see why there are comparisons to Call Me By Your Name or Brokeback Mountain ( but I'm sure they're mentioned just to get it noticed since it stands alone for me); it reads like a memoir and the translation is beautifully done. The last chapter, although the shortest of the three, really hit me, as it relates to my life. This is a great gift book, a quick plane-read, and honestly, better than Brokeback Mountain. Scribner; Reprint edition (April 7, 2020). They split when the summer ends, as is the way with summer romances, and take very different paths. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2020. . It's a short book at 148 pages. The other too weak to bring/ demand that the interaction grow. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. I think the original French title fits this book better than the English, but overall the translation was excellent. ◾︎, Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019. One seems a "cranially" damaged individual -- at birth? . but there's only one that matters, only one finally worth telling." There is a wonderful depth to the two lovers and their experiences. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Lie With Me is the story of a successful (unnamed) French novelist — the kind who appears on roundtable intellectual TV shows that Americans wouldn’t stay … Triggered by the sighting, he traces the story of his secret high-school affair with that lover: It was brief in tenure but formed the mold into which he has since tried to press every other romantic … Please try again. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2019. There is a wonderful depth to the two lovers and their experiences. The other too weak to bring/ demand that the interaction grow. Yes, that Molly Ringwald! I was blown away. It's the stuff of gay teen romance. I didn’t expect the ending of this book and the final page blew me away. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. . Besson seems incapable of wasting a word. Please try again. His first novel. Although this is a short novel consisting of just 150 pages, Lie with Me will enthrall the reader from start to finish. Well.. my hands were greedy and not pleased to say the least. The author, Philippe Besson, is one of the boys; the other is a farmer's son, Thomas, who is an inarticulate, unsociable and secretive character: he uses silence to protect a secret he can never acknowledge. I find myself not caring one whit what happens to these characters. Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019, This short memoir was initially released in French as ‘Arrête avec tes Mensonges’ which is translated directly as ‘Stop With Your Lies.’ The book is separated into three chapters; the first begins with two high school boys at a small village in the French countryside. Besson is a gifted stylist, and he infuses Philippe''s story with the right notes of sadness and longing. Then everything changes. A short but beautiful tale to make you reflect on all that you have lost. A line from Marguerite Duras’s The Lover is used as one of the epigraphs for Lie With Me. . The thing I'll take away from this book more than anything else has nothing to do with the story, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2020. If you have ever been in love, desperately in love, overwhelmed with intense and insatiable desire, then suffered the all-consuming heartbreak of loss . Honestly, I feel like this is going to be a book that you love or completely hate. I didn’t expect the ending of this book and the final page blew me away. One of these items ships sooner than the other. It's affecting stuff, even if its predecessors got there before it, rendering it a little been there, done that. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This was a quick read but I found it quite encaptivating. Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. --TheSkimm "There's a reason why Lie With Me is often compared to Call Me By Your Name. Though only about 150 pages, so much emotion is packed into this book that I couldn’t put it down and I finished it in two quick sittings. A short but beautiful tale to make you reflect on all that you have lost. As Julian Barnes has written, "Most of us have only one story to tell. A sexy, pure, and radiant story, this book has been republished for US readers, and translated by Molly Ringwald. Besson writes an amazing story that flows and weaves with asides and tangents that pull the reader through a complex story only to build to a final heart wrenching climax. Yes, that Molly Ringwald! Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Love, longing and loss are universal. . I’ve never read a memoir quite like this, and it almost seems impossible how the events unfold. But the overall effect is cumulative. Triggered by the sighting, he traces the story of his secret high-school affair with that lover: It was brief in tenure but formed the mold into which he has since tried to press every other romantic relationship." The two begin a clandestine affair that starts as a physical relationship and merges into something more. If the novel, Lie With Me, is not essential reading for gay men, it is as close as one can get. Two schoolboys enjoy a secret summer love affair. In 2017 he published Lie With Me, a #1 French bestseller that won the the Maisons de la Presse Prize, and A Character from a Novel, an intimate portrait of Emmanuel Macron during his presidential campaign. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The reader never really gets to know Thomas, but … Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2019. this is the book for you. The prose is so spot on. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2019. Philippe Besson (Author), Molly Ringwald - translator (Author), Jacques Roy (Narrator), Simon & Schuster Audio (Publisher) & … Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. . It is a story beautifully and realistically written by Philippe Besson and warmly translated from French to English by Molly Ringwald. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019. Lie To Me (Korean: 내게 거짓말을 해봐) is a South Korean romantic drama starring Yoon Eun-hye, Kang Ji-hwan and Sung Joon.. 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