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Las caras

Tove Ditlevsen

3.96 AVERAGE

franelisa's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

good_night_day's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

daja123's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

annelinpes's review against another edition

4.0

Genoten van dit boek als audioboek. Mooi, poëtisch en intrigerend.

liambossant's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lenadena's review against another edition

4.0

The Danish Silvia Plath writes the darkest “fictional” story about a woman who hears voices and sees disfigured faces, landing her in an asylum.

I had to make notes of the characters for the first few chapters because there are 3 Danish names that start with a G. To save you the same headache, here are some character descriptions:

Lise: main character, mom to Hanne(17), Mogens(teenager), and Soren(7).
Gert: Lise’s current and second husband
Gitte: Housekeeper/nanny (early 20s? Unclear)
Grete: Gert’s mistress from work (30s)
Asger: Lise’s ex-husband
Nadia: Lise’s best friend

The author ended up committing suicide later in life, so it’s unsettling to know that some of the mental health issues in the story could be autobiographical. Did I mention it’s dark?

(R) for sexual references and dark themes

Trigger warnings: cheating, gaslighting, severe depression, suicide