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The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen
5 reviews
padancer's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Prawdziwość, naturalność w tej opowieści jest dobijająco surowa, opowiedziana prawie jakby to była trzecia osoba obserwująca historię, ale to narratorka ma duży dystans do swojego życia. Bardzo smutna historia, ale potrzebna i ponadczasowa
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Sexual content, Child abuse, and Abortion
Minor: Mental illness
amaya_jam's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.75
my heart aches for tove. i cheered for her and reprimanded her at every turn. this memoir is on par with the bell jar in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual content
relf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A collection of three memoirs describing the author's childhood--not happy, but already singularly aimed at becoming a writer; her early working years and sexual adventures; and her descent into addiction. Tove Ditlevsen's writing is bracingly clear and unsentimental, and the narration of her own story is compelling--I found it almost suspenseful. Highly recommended. I happened to listen to Billy Porter's memoir at the same time as I was reading this, and, different as the stories are, the parallels were interesting: both authors had difficult childhoods but were single-minded from a very early age on practicing their arts and achieving success, whatever it took.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Abortion
Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
chezler24's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
I was not previously familiar with this author's works prior to reading this series of memoirs by her so it was interesting to see this person's life from youth going into adulthood. At moments, it was hard for me to fully connect with Ditlevsen and her choices; however, this could easily be explained by generational and cultural (and honestly just personal) differences. It was interesting to see the development of a woman writer and a poet as she had to deal with a poor upbringing, difficulties being taken seriously, and the expectations of a woman/mother. The turn at the end with the addiction and rehab kind of caught me off guard. Up until then Tove had been able to handle and work through any difficulties, but this particular thing (exacerbated by her husband's psychosis) really hampered her writing and overall quality of life until she was able to find a more stable sense of recovery. Collectively, this is a raw, intimate look into the life of an individual.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Medical content, Abortion, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Terminal illness, and War
eloiseandromeda's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.0
My rating is very unequal:
Childhood 4/5
Youth 0/5
Dependency 5/5
Youth put me in a reading slump bc it was essentially a diary of all her relationships with boring men. It got repetitive quickly and I started forgetting their names. Honestly, it felt like The Days of Abandonment. I hated both books so if you liked that one, you’ll probably like Youth regardless. Dependency, however, re-kindled my love for this book. I read it in one sitting and didn’t expect how haunting this part was despite having never gone through addiction. Maybe it was the sense of hopelessness filled in every page that touched me, but this certainly was the most introspective part of the book and I’d imagine it would have a stronger effect on people who went through the same experience.
Childhood 4/5
Youth 0/5
Dependency 5/5
Youth put me in a reading slump bc it was essentially a diary of all her relationships with boring men. It got repetitive quickly and I started forgetting their names. Honestly, it felt like The Days of Abandonment. I hated both books so if you liked that one, you’ll probably like Youth regardless. Dependency, however, re-kindled my love for this book. I read it in one sitting and didn’t expect how haunting this part was despite having never gone through addiction. Maybe it was the sense of hopelessness filled in every page that touched me, but this certainly was the most introspective part of the book and I’d imagine it would have a stronger effect on people who went through the same experience.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction
Moderate: Abortion and Sexual content
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