waveszz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.5
ameliasbooks's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
The parts when Ernaux reflects on her situation as a child, about what made her upbringing different and how long it took her to understand that, because she had no one from a different class to compare herself to, were the strongest parts in this book. What was considered to be important, how to behave and how to pretend. Apart from that this was the weakest of the ones I've read by this author so far for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Religious bigotry
americattt's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
“For me and no doubt many of my contemporaries, memories are associated with ephemeral things such as a fashionable belt or a summer hit and therefore the act of remembering can do nothing to reaffirm my sense of identity or continuity. It can only confirm the fragmented nature of my life and the belief that I belong to history.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Minor: War