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The Faces by Tove Ditlevsen

9 reviews

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

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Great metaphors and similes and an interesting depiction of a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage and struggling with societal expectations about how to behave as a woman, who is a successful writer, but also a mother.
I got really into it, after I got used to the writing, but then it lost me after Lise got institutionalised and the hallucinations took over the narrative. 
I also found some of it incredibly ableist.
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bites_of_books's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This one is quite strange, it is about a woman who is going through a difficult mental health episode and is taken to an institution to recover.

I don't have much to say about it, some of the writing was interesting but it never gave me anything impressive or exciting in any way. 

Overall I'm very underwhelmed by it so that's all I can say. 
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clarksamanthab's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

This book is so cleverly written. The plot is slow paced, yes, but you will find yourself on the edge of your seat wanting to know what happens next. This book’s plot doesn’t just happen or unfold, but it evolves throughout the book like it has its own mind. The descriptions and metaphors are unusual and provocative.
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leic01's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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meemzala's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I wonder if this was a poor translation. There were so many similes using the same formula page after page after page. 
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hotkoolaidpotato's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Very good. Hard to get into at first, but very good read. Surprisingly the main character losing her mind wasn't the most disturbing part of the book. Very compelling description of mental illness. Excited to read more from this author! 
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gellyreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I know it's supposed to be difficult to follow, but I still really struggled. I really want to love books where people are going crazy, but I'm not sure I can ever appreciate or understand them. This reminded me of The Bell Jar, but in a less sad, more frenzy way. Yet it felt like nothing was ever happening? And the ending was just super confusing to me. I'm really frustrated that this is beloved and I can't find a decent summary because I feel like I didn't understand what I read.
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mondovertigo's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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juliehau's review against another edition

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dark reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Tove Ditlevsen's writing really made it feel like i was going insane along with Lise Mundus. I don't think I'll recover from this book any time soon. 
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