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The Faces by Tove Ditlevsen

marshaniemeijer's review

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4.75

where has she been all my life

acannaeread's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.0

keishajwong's review against another edition

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

3.5

swineberg's review against another edition

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3.0

Brilliantly nightmarish, but goes too quickly into and spends way too much time in the world of overt hallucinations for my taste

mary412's review

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4.0

This was not a fun reads. The main character, Lise, is institutionalized because she's hearing voices. But every couple of pages, I would find a sentence that took my breath away. So glad I found this writer.

southpawsammy's review

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

3.25


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angela_king's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

garsikes's review

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dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

ffomixam's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.75

ronanmcd's review

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4.0

Startling and deeply unsettling. A collection of the fractured thoughts of a children's writer as she becomes deranged and is committed over is it days, weeks, months?
Written by a children's author who suggested from mental ill health, this feels very real