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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
mysterious
fast-paced
This is a beautiful yet terrifying collection of short stories about relationships and families. Don’t let that put you off. It is bleak but brilliant and written in a sparing style which makes it all the more haunting. It’s not heartwarming , it’s desperately sad. But go and read it and I will go and read everything else Tove Ditlevsen wrote.
Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC. All views are my own.
Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC. All views are my own.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
dark
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Some people never fully escape the loneliness and emotional poverty of their childhoods. Tove Ditlevsen was one of those people. Even in her determination to be a published writer, whatever personal pains it took, the freedom she sought was hers, in a way, but the alienation and awkwardness stuck to her. Humor in these stories, but in the saddest way. Poor Tove. Kudos to Tove for turning the sad shit in life into great writing
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
don’t read when depressed