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Escuela de sueños by Sara Stridsberg

saaravuot's review against another edition

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5.0

kirja kuin maalaus

jmatthiass's review against another edition

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5.0

(Drömfakulteten är den första svenska roman som jag har läst från början till slutet! Whoo! Anyway...)
Helt fantastiskt. Min drömbok, faktiskt. Fylld av en smärtsamt skönhet som jag har aldrig sett förut. Berättelse var öm och mjuk och drömlik men så hårt och direkt. Kanske är det då att jag kan inte skriver detta propert på svenska. Kanske har jag inte förstod allting jag har läst. Men det var totalt överväldigande och jag älskade det. Vacker. Så vacker.

3v3n's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

elenagabriela's review against another edition

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3.0

Tilltalande språk enligt min mening men vissa passager är alldeles för kryptiska, fattade inte delarna där alfabetet räknades upp – vad var meningen med dem? Annars en bra (och sorglig) historia, men blev inte så fängslad och investerad som jag hoppats (och som jag nog hade kunnat bli om historien berättats på ett annat sätt). 2,5 stjärna.

hildaahlstrand's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.25

3lsiis's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

mariaklingsheim's review against another edition

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

4.5


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guuran62's review against another edition

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4.0

https://boklaadan.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/dromfakulteten/

dillarhonda's review against another edition

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I'm fascinated by Valerie Solanas. Best known for shooting Andy Warhol, she was also a writer who completed a play and the most violent feminist manifesto to date Scum Manifesto. In her novel Valerie, Sara Stridsberg imagines a past for Valerie that shaped her into a brilliant, unstable, criminal. Famously little is known about Solanas so Stridsberg has free rein to invent what she pleases. The result is a gobbledegook of repeated images, scenes, and snippets of Solanas' texts. Whether it's intended to be an homage to the beat writers or not, it fails to excite or provoke. Though there are flashes of good writing, the majority of the book is contrived - relying on devices that grate more than illuminate.

bartvanovermeire's review against another edition

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5.0

Brilliant literary fantasy about the life of Valerie Solanas.
'Your answers:
One. Don't know.
Two. Don't know.
Three: I don't know what dying means. We're all dying, you know.'