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192 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374605612
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 19 April 2022
Description
The Trouble with Happiness is a powerful new collection of short stories by Tove Ditlevsen, "a terrifying talent" (Parul Sehgal, New York Times).A newly married woman longs, irrationally, for a silk umbrella; a husband chases away his wife’s belov...
Community Reviews Summary of 258 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 67%
dark 56%
tense 19%
challenging 16%
funny 7%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 51% | N/A: 22% | No: 17% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 25% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
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Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse
192 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374605612
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 19 April 2022
Description
The Trouble with Happiness is a powerful new collection of short stories by Tove Ditlevsen, "a terrifying talent" (Parul Sehgal, New York Times).A newly married woman longs, irrationally, for a silk umbrella; a husband chases away his wife’s belov...
Community Reviews Summary of 258 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 67%
dark 56%
tense 19%
challenging 16%
funny 7%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 51% | N/A: 22% | No: 17% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 25% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse