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A review by relf
The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A collection of three memoirs describing the author's childhood--not happy, but already singularly aimed at becoming a writer; her early working years and sexual adventures; and her descent into addiction. Tove Ditlevsen's writing is bracingly clear and unsentimental, and the narration of her own story is compelling--I found it almost suspenseful. Highly recommended. I happened to listen to Billy Porter's memoir at the same time as I was reading this, and, different as the stories are, the parallels were interesting: both authors had difficult childhoods but were single-minded from a very early age on practicing their arts and achieving success, whatever it took.
Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Abortion
Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content