Nithou

Had some troubles getting into it because there's a lot of characters and it took me some time to get to know everyone and not mix them, but once this was set up the story was really captivating. This first book is hard, by its introduction of all the characters but also by how Neil comes to be included in the Foxes team (really not pleasant). However, by the end you start to grow fond of all of them and really curious about what will happen next, so I'm really looking forward to discover more about this story in the next volumes!

Absolutely stunning, akin to the Empire Trilogy written by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts, but make it gay! The amount of intrigues, court plays, war tactics and table turning was absolutely fantastic. And I adored the relationship between Laurent and Damen and never knowing exactly what Laurent was thinking or what he'll do. This is a great ending for this trilogy and an excellent trilogy overall!

Liked the first one but this second part was absolutely stunning, the intrigues went ten notch higher and the power plays were just crazy. Absolutely love how the story takes its depth and how the character evolve. And my god this ending was absolutely stunning and kept me on my nerves for the last 10% of the book.

What I needed to read to change my mind from the news. Totally gay, with a lot of intrigues and court play and an interesting universe. This first book starts quite slow and there's a lot of tension building up between the two characters but it mainly sets the world, so I'm really looking forward to things moving up more faster due to everything happening in the last part of this book!

Beautifully written and quite poetic, the story unfolds bit by bit through an exchange between the young monk and the old lady, painting a wonderful and quite unique world. Really curious about the next installments!

Beautifully written and quite poetic, the story unfolds bit by bit through an exchange between the young monk and the old lady, painting a wonderful and quite unique world. Really curious about the next installments!

Started this book because it appeared on banned book lists, and what better award? I was totally surprised by the rawness of it, its description of the turmoil and cruelty of adolescence and the sadistic part of some school as well as teacher-student relationships. It reminded me a lot of the Dead Poets Society, by its settings and characters, but by including a raw violence that is mostly rampant in the Dead Poets Society. This is a great book with quite an array of character that demonstrates a brutal but quite true view of adolescence and harassment.

Un des premiers roman à attaquer la dystopie, bien avant 1984 et Le Meilleur des Mondes. "Nous" présente un monde entier modelé sur les principes du Taylorisme poussé à l'extrême, et une critique acerbe du stalinisme naissant de l'époque. L'auteur dilue l'individu dans le groupe, poussant cette idée de s'effacer face au groupe jusqu'à son paroxysme. On y retrouve beaucoup de l'inspiration de 1984 dans la construction du récit et des personnages y intervenant, mais j'ai trouvé que "Nous" offrait finalement une vision mieux construite et très bien écrite, qui résonne parfois tristement juste à notre époque.

Il nous appartient de soumettre au joug bienfaisant de la raison tous les êtres inconnus, habitants d'autres planètes, qui se trouvent peut-être encore à l'état sauvage de la liberté. S'ils ne comprennent pas que nous leur apportons le bonheur mathématique et exact, notre devoir est de les forcer à être heureux.

Un des premiers roman à attaquer la dystopie, bien avant 1984 et Le Meilleur des Mondes. "Nous" présente un monde entier modelé sur les principes du Taylorisme poussé à l'extrême, et une critique acerbe du stalinisme naissant de l'époque. L'auteur dilue l'individu dans le groupe, poussant cette idée de s'effacer face au groupe jusqu'à son paroxysme. On y retrouve beaucoup de l'inspiration de 1984 dans la construction du récit et des personnages y intervenant, mais j'ai trouvé que "Nous" offrait finalement une vision mieux construite et très bien écrite, qui résonne parfois tristement juste à notre époque.

Il nous appartient de soumettre au joug bienfaisant de la raison tous les êtres inconnus, habitants d'autres planètes, qui se trouvent peut-être encore à l'état sauvage de la liberté. S'ils ne comprennent pas que nous leur apportons le bonheur mathématique et exact, notre devoir est de les forcer à être heureux.

Wonderfully written dystopia, packed to the brim with action, I'd really like to see it adapted into a movie. The universe in itself is enthralling, very cyberpunk in its essence. The drawings are wonderful, not all to my taste, but there's quite a variety of them, which makes the story even more interesting as the style keeps on changing.

Magnifique histoire, pleine d’humour et d’observations acerbes et juste sur la condition de la femme, la religion, l’altérité et l’homosexualité, le tout à travers un dessin magnifique.

Très triste que l’auteur ne soit plus parmi nous, cette œuvre est vraiment magnifique.