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GABA is now about two affairs that are portrayed differently. Single "good" examples go under Sympathetic Adulterer. This needs more context


* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: [[spoiler:Emma cheating on Sabine, who's cheating on her]].
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''Blue Is the Warmest Color'' (''Le Bleu est une couleur chaude'') is a French graphic novel authored by Julie Maroh and published by Glénat in March 2010. Arsenal Pulp Press published an English translation in 2013.

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''Blue Is the Warmest Color'' (''Le Bleu est une couleur chaude'') is a French graphic novel authored by Julie Jul Maroh and published by Glénat in March 2010. Arsenal Pulp Press published an English translation in 2013.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Clémentine cheats on Emma, who'd been cheating on her girlfriend Sabine with her at first, and it turns out Sabine was cheating on Emma as well.
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* MasculineFeminineGayCouple: Emma is masculine in comparison with Clémentine, who's more feminine, though it's a mild example.


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* QueerRomance: Clémentine falls for Emma and struggles over coming to grips with her sexuality before the pair get involved.
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* LadyLooksLikeADude: Sabine, especially when she's confronting Clémentine, is hard to distinghish from a man by her looks.

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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.

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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.



* LipstickLesbian: Clémentine and Emma, especially in contrast to [[ButchLesbian Sabine]], though they're both slightly {{tomboy}}ish in their looks.



* TankTopTomboy: Emma is often seen wearing tanktops, along with other slightly masculine clothing.



* TitleDrop: At one point Clémentine comments on the different shades of blue.

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* TitleDrop: At one point Clémentine comments on the different shades shades of blue.blue.
* UnkemptBeauty: Clémentine and Emma. They have both slightly messy hairstyles.
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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.

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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.



* NoBisexuals: Even though [[spoiler: Clémentine]] cheats on Emma with a man, she's still never identified as a bisexual. However it seems odd that she'd sleep with him otherwise, long after accepting her orientation.

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* NoBisexuals: Even though [[spoiler: Clémentine]] cheats on Emma with a man, she's still never identified as a bisexual. However it seems odd that she'd sleep with him otherwise, long after accepting she accepted her orientation.attraction to women.



* PosthumousNarration: Clémentine, through her {{Diary}}.

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* PosthumousNarration: Clémentine, through her {{Diary}}.{{diary}}.
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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.

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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.



** [[spoiler: Clémentine]] also cheats with a man, and that's possible also an example, or her being bisexual.

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** [[spoiler: Clémentine]] also cheats with a man, and that's possible possibly also an example, this, or simply her being bisexual.
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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.

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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.



* FunctionalAddict: [[spoiler:Clémentine, an English teacher, become one when she's dumped by Emma]].

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* FunctionalAddict: [[spoiler:Clémentine, an English teacher, become becomes one when she's dumped by Emma]].
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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.

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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.



* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:Clémentine dies.]] As she was dead from the beginning, it's known from the very first page.

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* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:Clémentine dies.]] As she was dead from this is revealed at the beginning, we know it's known going to happen from the very first page.
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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.

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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.



* FagHag: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] as Clémentine, Valentin's friend, is herself lesbian.

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* FagHag: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] as Clémentine, Valentin's friend, is herself lesbian.queer, and didn't even realize he was gay at first.
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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.

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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] for the English release, or ''La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2'' in France by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.
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* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler:Just as it seems that Emma and Clémentine are going to be happy together, it turns out that Clémentine has been dying of heart disease all along without realizing it. [[DrugsAreBad The drugs that she took made this even worse.]]]]

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* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler:Just as it seems that Emma and Clémentine are going to be happy together, it turns out that Clémentine has been dying of heart disease all along without realizing it. [[DrugsAreBad The drugs that she took made this her heart even worse.]]]]
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* ComingOutStory: Much of the story is about Clémentine coming out to herself, and then also other people. Her friend Valentin is also gay and came out to her early on, which helps Clémentine along.

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* ComingOutStory: Much of the story is about Clémentine coming out to herself, and then also other people. Her friend Valentin is also gay and came out to her early on, which helps Clémentine along.do the same.
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* ChekhovsGun: The mother's chronic insomnia. [[spoiler:She catches Emma walking naked after leaving Clémentine's room...]]

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* ChekhovsGun: The mother's Fabienne's chronic insomnia. [[spoiler:She catches Emma walking naked after leaving Clémentine's room...]]
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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] called ''Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor'' by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.

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This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] called ''Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor'' of [[Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor the same name]] by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.
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* ButchLesbian: Emma's girlfriend Sabine, who dresses in a very masculine manner and sports a buzz cut.

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* ButchLesbian: Emma's girlfriend Sabine, who dresses in a very masculine manner and manner, can easily be mistaken for being a man, sports a buzz cut.cut and is an outspoken LGBT activist.

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* TheBeard: Clémentine has a boyfriend, who she dumps early her attraction to a woman becomes obvious. He didn't realize that he'd been inadvertently in the role, and Clémentine didn't feel it was right to make him think otherwise any longer.
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Clémentine]] dies at the end from an undiagnosed heart condition. However, all the other queer characters survive.

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* TheBeard: Clémentine has a boyfriend, who she dumps early after her attraction to a woman becomes obvious. He didn't realize that he'd been inadvertently in the role, and Clémentine didn't feel it was right to make him think otherwise any longer.
* %%* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Clémentine]] dies at the end from an undiagnosed heart condition. However, all the other queer characters survive.



* IfItsYouItsOkay: This could be said of Clémentine and Emma's relationship, at least initially, as Emma is the only woman Clémentine ever really gets to date.

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* IfItsYouItsOkay: IfItsYouItsOkay:
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This could be said of Clémentine and Emma's relationship, at least initially, as Emma is the only woman Clémentine is ever really gets to date.with.
** [[spoiler: Clémentine]] also cheats with a man, and that's possible also an example, or her being bisexual.
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* NoBisexuals: Even though [[spoiler: Clémentine]] cheats on Emma with a man, she's still never identified as a bisexual, long after she'd accepted her sexuality.

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* NoBisexuals: Even though [[spoiler: Clémentine]] cheats on Emma with a man, she's still never identified as a bisexual, bisexual. However it seems odd that she'd sleep with him otherwise, long after she'd accepted accepting her sexuality.orientation.

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** Clémentine, who sufferers from homophobia by a friend of hers and also her parents.
** [[spoiler:Emma in her backstory]].

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** Clémentine, who sufferers from homophobia by a friend of hers and also her parents. It takes a long time for her to accept her sexuality.
** [[spoiler:Emma Emma in her backstory]].backstory. She didn't suffer homophobia, but tried to deny her sexuality for a time too. In fact, it was her mother who helped Emma accept the fact.



* IfItsYouItsOkay:
** [[spoiler:Clémentine cheats on Emma with a man]].
** Technically the same could be said of Clémentine and Emma's relationship, at least initially, as Emma is the only woman Clémentine ever really gets to date.

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* IfItsYouItsOkay:
** [[spoiler:Clémentine cheats on Emma with a man]].
** Technically the same
IfItsYouItsOkay: This could be said of Clémentine and Emma's relationship, at least initially, as Emma is the only woman Clémentine ever really gets to date.


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* NoBisexuals: Even though [[spoiler: Clémentine]] cheats on Emma with a man, she's still never identified as a bisexual, long after she'd accepted her sexuality.
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** Clémentine, who sufferers from homophobia by a friend of hers and also her father.
** [[spoiler:Also Emma in her backstory]].

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** Clémentine, who sufferers from homophobia by a friend of hers and also her father.parents.
** [[spoiler:Also Emma [[spoiler:Emma in her backstory]].

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* TheBeard: Clémentine has a boyfriend, whom she dumps early on in the story.
%%* BuryYourGays: Clémentine dies.
%%* ButchLesbian: Emma's girlfriend Sabine.

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* TheBeard: Clémentine has a boyfriend, whom who she dumps early on her attraction to a woman becomes obvious. He didn't realize that he'd been inadvertently in the story.
%%* BuryYourGays:
role, and Clémentine dies.
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didn't feel it was right to make him think otherwise any longer.
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Clémentine]] dies at the end from an undiagnosed heart condition. However, all the other queer characters survive.
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ButchLesbian: Emma's girlfriend Sabine.Sabine, who dresses in a very masculine manner and sports a buzz cut.



* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler:Just as it seems that Emma and Clémentine are going to be happy together, it turns out that Clémentine has been dying of heart disease all along without realizing it. [[DrugsAreBad And the drugs she took just made it worse.]]]]

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* ComingOutStory: Much of the story is about Clémentine coming out to herself, and then also other people. Her friend Valentin is also gay and came out to her early on, which helps Clémentine along.
* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler:Just as it seems that Emma and Clémentine are going to be happy together, it turns out that Clémentine has been dying of heart disease all along without realizing it. [[DrugsAreBad And the The drugs that she took just made it this even worse.]]]]



%%* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:Clémentine dies.]]

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%%* * ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:Clémentine dies.]]]] As she was dead from the beginning, it's known from the very first page.



%%* GayBestFriend: Valentin for Clémentine.
%%* {{Gayngst}}:
%%** Clémentine.
%%** [[spoiler:Also Emma in her backstory]].

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%%* * GayBestFriend: Valentin for Clémentine.
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Clémentine.
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{{Gayngst}}:
%%** Clémentine.
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** Clémentine, who sufferers from homophobia by a friend of hers and also her father.
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[[spoiler:Also Emma in her backstory]].



%%* LipstickLesbian: Clémentine and Emma.

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%%* * LipstickLesbian: Clémentine and Emma.Emma, especially in contrast to [[ButchLesbian Sabine]], though they're both slightly {{tomboy}}ish in their looks.



%%* LoveTriangle: Sabine-Clémentine-Emma.
%%* PosthumousCharacter: Clémentine.

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%%* * LoveTriangle: Sabine-Clémentine-Emma.
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Sabine-Emma-Clémentine. Eventually it resolves into just Emma and Clémentine.
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PosthumousCharacter: Clémentine.Clémentine, who is dead at the start of the story. Emma reads the diary she left for her to start things off, which shows how they met years before.



* TheirFirstTime: After being followed to her home by Clémentine, Emma tells her she didn't want to take her to her home because she feared being unable to refrain to have sex with her before they make love.

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* TheirFirstTime: After being followed to her home by Clémentine, Emma tells her she didn't want to take her to her home because she feared being unable to refrain to from acting on her desire for her. They then passionately have sex with her before they make love.sex.


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* YourCheatingHeart: Clémentine cheats on Emma, who'd been cheating on her girlfriend Sabine with her at first, and it turns out Sabine was cheating on Emma as well.
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* TheirFirstTime: after being followed to her home by Clémentine, Emma says her she didn't want to take her to her home because she feared to to be able to refrain to have sex with her before they make love.

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* TheirFirstTime: after After being followed to her home by Clémentine, Emma says tells her she didn't want to take her to her home because she feared to to be able being unable to refrain to have sex with her before they make love.
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* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: [[spoiler:Clémentine is disowned by her parents when they find her and Emma nude together]].


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* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: [[spoiler:Clémentine is disowned by her parents when they find her and Emma nude together]].

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early on in their relationship, immediately following ImmodestOrgasm, Clémentine jokes about Emma [[OutWithABang giving her a heart attack]], saying that her cause of death will be stated as "[[DeathBySex death by orgasm]]". Fast-forward 15 years, and [[spoiler:Clémentine and Emma are having makeup sex on a beach, when Clem's orgasm gives way to a sudden heart attack. She lands in the hospital and dies within 10 pages.]]



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early on in their relationship, immediately following ImmodestOrgasm, Clémentine jokes about Emma [[OutWithABang giving her a heart attack]], saying that her cause of death will be stated as "[[DeathBySex death by orgasm]]". Fast-forward 15 years, and [[spoiler:Clémentine and Emma are having makeup sex on a beach, when Clem's orgasm gives way to a sudden heart attack. She lands in the hospital and dies within 10 pages.]]

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* BuryYourGays: Clémentine dies.
* ButchLesbian: Emma's girlfriend Sabine.

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* %%* BuryYourGays: Clémentine dies.
* %%* ButchLesbian: Emma's girlfriend Sabine.



* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:Clémentine dies.]]

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* %%* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:Clémentine dies.]]



* GayBestFriend: Valentin for Clémentine.
* {{Gayngst}}:
** Clémentine.
** [[spoiler:Also Emma in her backstory]].

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* %%* GayBestFriend: Valentin for Clémentine.
* %%* {{Gayngst}}:
** %%** Clémentine.
** %%** [[spoiler:Also Emma in her backstory]].



* LipstickLesbian: Clémentine and Emma.

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* %%* LipstickLesbian: Clémentine and Emma.



* LoveTriangle: Sabine-Clémentine-Emma.
* PosthumousCharacter: Clémentine.

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* %%* LoveTriangle: Sabine-Clémentine-Emma.
* %%* PosthumousCharacter: Clémentine.

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[[redirect:ComicBook/BlueIsTheWarmestColour]]

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''Blue Is the Warmest Color'' (''Le Bleu est une couleur chaude'') is a French graphic novel authored by Julie Maroh and published by Glénat in March 2010. Arsenal Pulp Press published an English translation in 2013.

Clémentine, a high school student, struggles to define her sexual identity, between taking a false boyfriend, kissing back a friend on her lips (said friend having kissed her by jest) and having homoerotic dreams fueled by a [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue-haired girl]] she met in the street on the arms of another woman.

The day after she dumps her [[TheBeard beard]], her friend Valentin comes out of the closet and brings her to a gay bar, where she meets the blue-haired girl (an art student named Emma) and her girlfriend, Sabine. Thus begins a love triangle between the three girls, with Emma eventually dumping Sabine for Clémentine.

This novel was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] called ''Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor'' by Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.

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* TheBeard: Clémentine has a boyfriend, whom she dumps early on in the story.
* BuryYourGays: Clémentine dies.
* ButchLesbian: Emma's girlfriend Sabine.
* ChekhovsGun: The mother's chronic insomnia. [[spoiler:She catches Emma walking naked after leaving Clémentine's room...]]
* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler:Just as it seems that Emma and Clémentine are going to be happy together, it turns out that Clémentine has been dying of heart disease all along without realizing it. [[DrugsAreBad And the drugs she took just made it worse.]]]]
* {{Diary}}: Clémentine's diary entries narrate the story.
* FagHag: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] as Clémentine, Valentin's friend, is herself lesbian.
* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:Clémentine dies.]]
* FunctionalAddict: [[spoiler:Clémentine, an English teacher, become one when she's dumped by Emma]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early on in their relationship, immediately following ImmodestOrgasm, Clémentine jokes about Emma [[OutWithABang giving her a heart attack]], saying that her cause of death will be stated as "[[DeathBySex death by orgasm]]". Fast-forward 15 years, and [[spoiler:Clémentine and Emma are having makeup sex on a beach, when Clem's orgasm gives way to a sudden heart attack. She lands in the hospital and dies within 10 pages.]]
* GayBestFriend: Valentin for Clémentine.
* {{Gayngst}}:
** Clémentine.
** [[spoiler:Also Emma in her backstory]].
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: [[spoiler:Emma cheating on Sabine, who's cheating on her]].
* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: [[spoiler:Clémentine is disowned by her parents when they find her and Emma nude together]].
* IfItsYouItsOkay:
** [[spoiler:Clémentine cheats on Emma with a man]].
** Technically the same could be said of Clémentine and Emma's relationship, at least initially, as Emma is the only woman Clémentine ever really gets to date.
* LipstickLesbian: Clémentine and Emma.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Clémantine and Emma in the street a year before they met again.
* LoveTriangle: Sabine-Clémentine-Emma.
* PosthumousCharacter: Clémentine.
* PosthumousNarration: Clémentine, through her {{Diary}}.
* TheirFirstTime: after being followed to her home by Clémentine, Emma says her she didn't want to take her to her home because she feared to to be able to refrain to have sex with her before they make love.
* TitleDrop: At one point Clémentine comments on the different shades of blue.
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