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A review by ameliasbooks
Gesichter by Tove Ditlevsen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.
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.
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.
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Medical content