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A review by thebookeer
Emapiim by Nora Ikstena
3.0
"Soviet milk" tells the story of three generations through the view of two: a girl and her mother. The girl, born in 1969, feels the lack of attention and love from her mother, who is either drowning herself in work or immersing herself in strange religious and nationalist imaginings. The mother, born in 1944, had always been a good girl and listened to her parents, and dreamed that one day, the amazing tales of the Latvian republic will come to daylight again.
This is partly a story of child abandonment, and partly of wishing to be freed from Russian supremacy, from the Soviet Republic. The writing is raw, honest, and hurtful. Even though I was born after the Soviets dominated in the Baltics, the historical pain gets through in this book, making the current geopolitical situation even more disturbing. Truly putting my hope in humanity, that we don't have to go back 50 years.
This is partly a story of child abandonment, and partly of wishing to be freed from Russian supremacy, from the Soviet Republic. The writing is raw, honest, and hurtful. Even though I was born after the Soviets dominated in the Baltics, the historical pain gets through in this book, making the current geopolitical situation even more disturbing. Truly putting my hope in humanity, that we don't have to go back 50 years.