vanmeers's reviews
490 reviews

unikt og lyrisk skriveri om det danske system og fattigdom — på individet der påvirkes af det, i dette tilfælde faderen, og hvordan man overlever systemet (eller ikke). 

det er utroligt meget spot on med den inhumane måde folk i systemet bliver behandlet. hvordan man kastes rundt og vurderes baseret på nogle absolut idiotiske faktorer og hvor lidt som et menneskeligt individ man ses som. det er et virkelig personligt værk, der er skrevet ret specielt men det passer sådan det ret godt? faren er en del af systemet, men igennem teksten er han et individ med sin egen personlighed. 

et vigtigt stykke tekst der burde læses af alle der ikke selv har oplevet systemet eller har haft en de kender der har været i systemet.

det er en utrolig trist, men velskrevet, novellesamling om sorg og de følelser der er i en når man sidder direkte i det — nogle af historierne ramte liiige i hjertet, mens andre ikke havde særlig meget betydning. men sådan er det vel altid med novellesamlinger, vi har allerede hver vores oplevelse der påvirker os og måden vi bliver mærket af en historie. 

velsignelser var overall en spændende novelle og jeg elskede især hvordan nogle af historierne sådan hang sammen med hinanden. jeg tror dog ikke det er en bog der kommer til at sidde i sjælen resten af livet men well, den var god i momentet. 

finally finished the hunger games after all this time and it’s sooooo,, what a goddamn fine book. 

tatiana maslany please marry me

i did not think i’d like this at all but i’m surprisingly obsessed with it? it’s sort of a dense book but it works so well and it’s definitely a gripping tale — can’t wait to continue the series (and to watch david lynch’s dune). 

the danish translation was also 10/10 and it barely felt like i was reading a translation at all. although i’ll probably read the remaining books in english since it’s only the first three that were ever translated? 

pocketknife kitty basically feels like the threesome of it follows, cabin fever and the ring?? absolutely unhinged, bloody and super disgusting. literally loved every moment of this but boy did i FEEL it when her body fell apart especially hashtag down under 🫡 

anyway, seriously disgusting! 

/// ARC courtesy of the publisher and booksirens

a surreal and unique take on conformity and the deadly pressure of trying to fit into the roles that society pressures you into through a lens of magical realism. 

the book of x explores the pressure of looking a certain way, changing and still not feeling whole, the disconnection between you and others, and the deep grief from loss. 

it’s such a bleak story and i felt so strongly for cassie and wished she didn’t have to go through a tough life like she did — it felt too raw and real, despite it being a surreal story of literally rivers of thighs, meat farms and knotted stomachs. 

it’s obviously full of metaphors and everything in it can be assigned to real life scenarios. which is why it feels so hard hitting at several moments. it’s definitely a boon worth reading more than once and i can’t wait to finally get started on ripe after this! what a storyteller! 

// ARC courtesy of verve books and netgalley. 

just as good the second time reading it!! i do think i prefer reading an ebook/paperback but the audiobook was still pretty sweet. 

love the extra cast, little details to sound and just general vibe of how it was narrated. 10/10 love is real 🫶