Reviews

The Faces by Tove Ditlevsen

augenstern's review against another edition

dark reflective

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence

clarksamanthab's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book is so cleverly written. The plot is slow paced, yes, but you will find yourself on the edge of your seat wanting to know what happens next. This book’s plot doesn’t just happen or unfold, but it evolves throughout the book like it has its own mind. The descriptions and metaphors are unusual and provocative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

veralieke's review against another edition

dark sad

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

4.0

myrthe_timmermans's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

joana_aisha's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

leic01's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Infidelity and Suicide

reneete's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

So many metaphors and similes! They stick out like a sore thumb on every page, and yet I still can't understand whether that certain repetitiveness in structure bothered me. I liked this a lot. The in-and-out of deteriorating reality and the psychotic mental mess of it all was forged fantastically—and clearly with some personal truth to it. Reminiscent of Plath and Lispector.

myqz's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

hlinsaga's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

aigigugu's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0