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Η Τριλογία της Κοπεγχάγης: Παιδική ηλικία, Νιάτα, Εξάρτηση by Tove Ditlevsen

47 reviews

okarenhelena's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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eloiseandromeda's review against another edition

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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.
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beatrizstg's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

wow. what a journey this book has led me into.

Tove's life is incredibly sad and fascinating, her childhood, the loneliness, the lovers and husbands. the way she was abused mentally and physically (with drugs). the last third of this book is a rougher one, but brilliant.
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miaaisha's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This trilogy is so beautifully written and translated, I think writing a review would diminish that. What I find so fascinating is how each book is written with such an untarnished point of view depending on the time period. It's also interesting that the third book lacks quotation marks which reminds me very much of Sally Rooney's writing style where the fluidity of things are reflected by it. My favourite of all three would definitely be Childhood. Though the other two were equally good, I just found the first one to be so important and poignant to the whole story.
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greyemk's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

I thought this book was excellent, but it also didn’t quite grab me like other recent books have. The prose was exceptional, especially in the childhood section. It read more like a novel than a memoir and I had to continually remind myself this was real. There was some weird pacing, and especially the end wrapped up really quickly. That said, it was still quite captivating and Ditlevsen is clearly an expert at observation of her inner state and it’s relationship with the broader world. I most related to her sense of being an outsider in conflict with her desire for normalcy, and in the quest over ones youth to find ones people.
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momentsofmine's review against another edition

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funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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jacqueline55a81's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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