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A review by tom_om
Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Vigdis Hjorth paints a perfect picture of generational trauma. How a mother's influence follows you unceasingly through life.
I found it particularly impressive the way Hjorth unearthed the contradictions of motherhood. The way a child deifies their mother and then how time shatters that illusion unmasks the mother, to reveal a flawed, imperfect, human.
The protagonists slow, growing obsession with her mother and her increasingly brazen attempts to get closer to and to reconcile with her are compelling and odly understandable.
I feel as though Hjorth has unearthed a universal plight in Is Mother Dead
The desire to understand the enigma that is your mother.
I found it particularly impressive the way Hjorth unearthed the contradictions of motherhood. The way a child deifies their mother and then how time shatters that illusion unmasks the mother, to reveal a flawed, imperfect, human.
The protagonists slow, growing obsession with her mother and her increasingly brazen attempts to get closer to and to reconcile with her are compelling and odly understandable.
I feel as though Hjorth has unearthed a universal plight in Is Mother Dead
The desire to understand the enigma that is your mother.