A review by ladybugwrites
Da vi var yngre by Oliver Lovrenski

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I feel mean for giving this book three stars, which is not really something I usually feel. However, this book feels like it's telling a specific story of what it's like to grow up in an environment that never actually wants you to succeed and I think it's an importan insight into it, and yet I just didn't really engage that well with it. It's definitely interesting and I think it really hit on something during that last part (the sadness really came through), but I just didn't like it that much. 

This doesn't mean I don't think it should be read. It's probably important to a degree, but it was just meh to me. It's a book and it was okay and there's not really more to it. And honestly, I didn't really care for the misogyny even though I know it's a part of the environment that is the whole point of the book (I just don't need to read about it)