The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | GUSH
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2020
- In which I discuss my thoughts on The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V E Schwab...
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This was my favorite book of the year. I was haunted. I felt all the feelings. I immediately read it again. I tend to love VE Schwab in general, but she’s outdone herself here.
I loved this, but I struggled with Addie at the end, I felt she became as petty as Luc. And .. I actually really liked Luc. He was darkness and of course he was not going to be super lovely all the time! She should have thought properly about her deal, she blamed him for a lot, yet she was equally to blame. I loved that she enjoyed the little things and made it all worthwhile, I loved that Luc was exactly what he should have been. I liked Henry did learn a lot from being with Addie, and the admiration he desired so much in the end was just fickle to him and really didn’t mean as much as he thought it did.
This was such a perfect qurantine book to read for me. A daily reminder that in between all the horrible stuff happening around there are moments of quite joys and little happiness. "I saw a pink elephant the other day" is one of my all time favourite book quotes now. The idea that there is always going to be something new or magical waiting to be discovered, that life is worth living for these beautiful moments of discovery. This book just *chefs kiss*
I just realized the hard back doesn’t have an author engraved on it....
mine does
Ohhh I think it is a clever idea from Victoria. When Henry wrote the book he didn’t put his name on it.
God I loved Luc so much 😫😫😫😫😫
Honestly, Henry was what got me the most. I related to him too much with the depression and anxiety and feeling so deeply and feeling like you’re never enough. I felt a little personally attacked by his deal because that’s exactly the kind of deal I would make. Honestly this might be my second favorite book I read this year.
For me, this is the first time I have seen my experience with mental health portrayed in a book. I'm not always mentally down and I do have periods of contentment, clarity and even happiness. But then, often for a few months at a time, I will suffer periods when my mental health is on the floor. I self sabotage, have no sense of self worth and feel incapable of experiencing happiness (even in moments that should be joyous) at these times.
I loved how Henry's whole character embodied this, and the ways Schwab writes him to try talk himself down from the 'storms'. I also loved the way she presented the fluidity of life and how there will never really be certainty.
I can understand why others, especially those that enjoy heavy plot driven books, may not enjoy it. But personally, I loved every moment lost in each of these characters' lives.
I totally agree with the comparison to the Night Circus! It's not even like the characters or the setting or even the themes are that similar, but they feel like they run in the same vein
I finished this book last night, and I’m still feeling a lot of things that I can’t even articulate. I gave it 5 stars even though I didn’t think I would because I struggled with the pacing at certain points and had a couple of minor complaints here and there, but in the end, I just couldn’t bring myself to rate it anything less than 5 stars. It touched me to the core and I thought the ending was perfect. It’s wasn’t really a happy one, but it felt right. I loved this book❤️
I felt the same! There were points when I felt it dragged a little, or would force myself through a tad. But despite that I couldn't bare to rate it anything less than 5 stars, and wouldn't even know what bits she could cut out (it all felt important for character development).
An Absolute Masterpiece! This book was not what I was expecting, and that’s why it took me so long to finish.
But I literally clapped out loud at the end!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I never actually read the synopsis so when that chapter ends with Henry saying "I remember you" I audibly gasped, not gonna lie
Same
what chapter ended that way?
I wasn't expecting to like this much less love this, but I did! It could be my favorite of 2020!
I lovedddd Addie LaRue! I also felt the quiet vibes like Starless Sea, which is part of why I loved it so much. I was a little more invested in the modern day timeline than in some of the historical events, I think because Henry felt like a relief to meet after Luc (and was more relatable for me). But I definitely want to reread it, knowing about Henry's deal and Addie's ending, because I know I missed some things along the way and I want to enjoy that knowledge.
You and V E Schwab is like the GOAT Book love/hate relationship.
I just finished this book moments ago, and I have to say that I absolutely loved it. Addie will undoubtably be one of those characters I carry with me for a long,long time ❤️
I really loved this book, it truly so unique in the sea of fast paced stories. (Not that its a bad thing) but we need to stop thinking slower paced stories are boring or bad
oh yes! I said the same thing! This book gave me the same vibes as The Starless Sea and The Night Circus, and also a little bit of The Bear and The Nightingale. Addie LaRue is definitely in my top favorite books.
This book is easily up there with the entire Poppy War series and The Name of The Wind in terms of my favorite books of 2020. I have loved VE Schwab for a long time, Vicious being my favorite book of all time, and this book just blew me out of the water. I’m an Enneagram 4 and I felt like this book absolutely spoke to me. I felt like she personally made this book for me, so thank you, Victoria, for this gift. I’m so happy you loved it. I felt my soul in this book and I want everyone to love it as much as I do.
I must agree with your comment. It as a fantastic story. It will be one of my favorite of the year
Loved this book! And I love it even more after watching you gush!
I completely agree with EVERYTHING you said.
I love that you brought out things I loved that weren’t even in my frontal lobe. I loved certain things in my gut but hadn’t consciously thought of all of them.
Trying to expand my critical reading by joining Booktube and I really love your insights to this story
This is my favorite book. I love it so much. Great review
I agree with everything you said in this review! I really loved the book as well and it felt very impactful to me personally. That universal fear of time running out hit me like a ton of bricks and I loved the exploration of that through both Addie, who is so afraid of it first but then ends up having all the time in the world, and Henry, who has so little of it.
Loved it..after a long time reading a book and I am happy that I started with this one
Loved this book, I listened to the audiobook because it was narrated by a favorite narrator. It added so much because of the subtle French accent for Addie was spot on!
You articulated the story so well. Thank you for this gush and review.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just finished it 5 minutes ago and it's not only the best book I read in 2020, but best book I've read in a long time. So beautifully written and as someone who deals with mental health and has lived enough to go through such happiness and tragedy, I just found it so damn real and raw and honest. And beautifully tragic.
Best book I've read this year. This and The Way Of Kings. I almost got into a reading slump after both of them, they were just so satisfying, it was hard to start something new after.
I just finished reading it a few minutes ago and I am in LOVE. I honestly can’t wait to read it again.
It read like it would make an amazing indie film: very organic, very personal. I know for some it’ll feel slow but for me I love going deep into the characters and living through them. I loved each character because they all felt so real. The New York environment and vibe was 100% spot on!
I would recommend this book in a heartbeat. Thank you for making this video ☺️
You were spot-on in comparing this book to The Starless Sea and The Night Circus! All three were my favourites of 2021
is the fact that u have a star pattern on u`r nails while discussing this book for me...
This book broke me I could feel all the emotions the characters feel. The ending made me sob so hard V.E Schwab is so talented.
I loved the book. There was a point in the beginning where it felt a tad repetitive, but then Henry was introduced and it picked up again. I loved the pacing of the book. Short, yet impactful chapters. I cared about all the characters and they had a purpose. I like how you described it as quiet. Definitely a book I will reread. I think V.E. Schwab did a wonderful job executing the story she wanted to tell.
I just loved this book. The writing style was so beautiful and poetic . Maybe i am a sensitive person but this beautiful writing style brought me so many times to tears.
Loved it, listened to the audiobook and I'm going to buy/read it. This was the gothic romance I needed - though I have to say I was hoping she'd become the Dark Queen. Maybe she will.
I absolutely loved this book! Personally, I felt like the story could have done without the very last scene with Addie and Luc, but listening to you speaking it, it actually makes more sense to me. I love how gently heartbreaking Addie´s story is, and that V.E. Schwab didn´t shy away from the nastier implications of the curse (like the prostitution, for instance). I would have loved to read even more about Addie´s life throughout the centuries, but it was still a damn good book!
Also, this edition is my favourite of all of them because it is both very simple and elegant (like the story itself), and it´s the only one that resembles the Addie book in the story. All of the UK ones have V.E. Schwab´s name in giant letters on both the cover and the spine, which feels a bit ironic given the fact that there is a very specific description of what the book should look like. This one is just perfect ❤️❤️❤️
This book was so good! i loved it and it may be a favorite book of the year!
Agree 100% with all you said. I'm still blue it did not win the Goodreads choice awards for Fantasy ☹️
I loved this book too!
That’s really interesting! I think for me the book really falls flat in its characters. A lot of the time I had no proper understanding of who Addie, Luc, Bea or Robbie were and that we were constantly being show just a single character trait personified. Addie in the beginning discussing how marriage and children make women wilting flowers also frustrated me so much especially considering the position where she ends up, which for me personally was something fairly frustrating. To me it read aa though Luc was never going to forget her or let her go. It felt like her plan was so useless because across the last 310 years Luc has always been there and always been patient and as fickle as he is the way it read was that Addie was a new constant in his life that he’d never had and would do anything to keep. I also absolutely hated Robbie and Bea’s roles. Every time Addie saw Bea she’d spew the same words, “she is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen and she’s BLACK” it just felt like the literary equivalent of “my friend is black, i’m not racist.” I also really hated how lgbt themes were handled, which is so annoying bc VE Schwab is gay but it felt so :/ like Robbie’s character hinges on the fact that he’s the jealous gay ex who hates that his pansexual ex is with a woman. Like … that was so unnecessary. Bea felt like window dresser black lesbian, she had no character outside of doing her thesis. I feel like it would’ve been so cool to explore the idea that memory is so powerful because it was clear Bea KEPT REMEMBERING Addie and it made me so 😫 whenever she would just let the occurrence slip away. I also really disliked how Addie is with 3 different men who make such an impact on her life and then Sam, the only women felt so half baked, like we barely get a chapter where Remy, Luc, Henry and that other dude … TOBY! Toby was his name lmao, all get these like long lasting overarching feelings of pieces of Addies life. Another aspect that kind of frustrated me was that Henry is coded as pansexual on page but during his like escapade where he does drugs and has a bunch of sex he only has sex with women. Like idk that detail to me just felt so off, considering it’s made a point in the book that he is pan. I also really hated the ending, something about Addie giving up her life freedom and life to an eternal abusive darkness that she realistically has no will over (see: the scene when he turns into that gigantic ravenous monster made of darkness). Ahhhhh idk man this book was really just not for me 🤣
I heard it on audiobook, so i think I lost a bit of the details of the book, but I actually enjoy it. I have to admit that I'm not sure what do you mean by Bea always saying the same thing ?? Bea is supposed to be annoying and a bit fake, at least that's how I interpreted. Then Robbie didn't hate Henry being with a woman, Robbie hated that Henry moved on and "loved" someone else so quickly. I actually like the ending because Addie her self was insufrible like "I don't want to be tie to anyone, I want to be free..." basically "I'm not like other girls" just to finished in her worse possible nightmare. The author is hit or miss for me, but I enjoy the book and it's flaws.
I just finished this book yeaterday and thought of you...thats why i looked through your old videos to see if you had read it... i got a Hades and Persephone vibe...mortal falls into darkness, love blossoms... also I totally digged Luke, and their scenes were so sexy😊. I also loved the nonbinary characters and the wood witch!
For me, where the mental health lacked was that Henry was severly depressed for the majority of what was shown of his life even before his girlfriend broke up with him. He had an understanding of it on his own, but his sister was the one to give him the pills and I feel like with professionnal help, his self medicating problem and the fact that he felt like he was directionless could've been worked through in a much more compelling way than here we go with your girlfriend's life story sell that shit and all your problems will be fixed.
I didn't really get the impression that his life was perfect after he sold the book. More that he had a different perspective, but that he would still go through moments of depression but be able to get through them when he felt he couldn't before.
I’m ranting (I guess?) but as soon as the book picked back up - after like 200 pages of boredom- I just knew what was going to happen. So now I’m upset because so many people love this and I’m like… why didn’t I?!
I hated it. It was super boring. 😊
Where did you get that edition you’re holding?
You put my feelings into words, PERFECTLY. I feel like I dont need to review it because I'd be repeating all of this😅 that said...what other books from this author did you like?
I personally liked The Archived, Vicious, and This Savage Song (but not the second book).
I absolutely love Addie LaRue. It is not perfect, but that imperfection is what makes it truly beautiful.
P.S. I absolutely disliked the way Addie ended her part, but I still gave this book a 5-star because I seriously love it.
Why did I hate it soooo much?! Everyone loves it 😩
I just finished this and I with the last couple pages aren't included I with it left off with you finding out the book was written by Henry. Where you find out it wasn't Addie's prospective the home time. The added bit in England at the end I feel should have been left out and lessened the big reveal.
I really did like this book just not the very last part with Addie's last thoughts I think those should be dropped.
I loved the start of addie and I loved henry as a character, i related to him so much with his moods and pansexually but once he was introduced i felt that the story began to get quite repetitive and predictable. I know that was kind of the point but I felt like if the book was set up differently, all the past stuff at the start of the book and the present at the end (with the exception of the new orleans stuff), it wouldn’t have felt so repetitive and I wouldn’t have gotten bored towards the end. I did love the start of the book and could have read hundreds more pages of that, the writing was absolutely beautiful, but the end totally ruined it for me. I figured out all the twists before making it to the half way point and felt Henrys ending was very cheap, i wanted something more poetic and devastating. I guess I took the end as being a bit self insert-y and cocky. I think I gave it 3/5 on goodreads.
I'm a guy and I want to read it I just bought it you think it's appropriate for a man or is it more of a lady's book?
umm... weird question as books aren't gendered but yeah anyone can read this and enjoy it
I finished it last night and i loved it! i feel like im going to think of this book for a long time