A review by babaroga
Early Sorrows: For Children and Sensitive Readers by Danilo Kiš, Michael Henry Heim

5.0

I'm really glad I didn't read Early Sorrows when I was supposed to (back in high school) because I don't think I had the mental capacity or emotional maturity to appreciate it then as I do now. Danilo Kiš's Early Sorrows is a collection of short stories detailing the childhood and youth of the author himself during and after World War II. Let's just say, multiple of them left me almost crying, I don't remember when was the last time I felt so wrecked reading something, a lot of these stories are haunting, a bit disturbing and deeply depressing. It's a book that leaves you feeling lowkey devastated (especially the story about the dog, you know, the one ) but also really glad you read it because it's extremely human and touching, with the writing that's simply superb.