Reviews

The Trouble with Happiness: And Other Stories by Tove Ditlevsen

b_isa_reading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

kirasmind's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad

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

4.5

isabelrstev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

4.25

jacqueline55a81's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hbakkar's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.5

andr901p's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

moon___dude's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

jordynkw's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

gaygothiccowboy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

estherreads's review against another edition

4.0

The trouble with happiness Is a harrowing short story collection about love, family and marriages. It describes depression, despair and abuse as people in mid century Copenhagen search for happiness and freedom

Fav quotes:
- She had taken on the attitudes that she carried the burdens of the world
- She had gotten married and therefor was recognized as someone should could be desired or loved
- Hate is just as void of sense and love
- Nothing is ever the way it is
- She had a conviction that love and marriage rarely had anything to do with each other.
- His clothes smelled of distant lost things
- Everything he loves I admire too while also knowing that I don’t measure up to them