A review by samarakroeger
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love Deborah Levy. This book hit at the right time for me — I think it’s a perfect existential mid-20s book that explores family, identity, feeling like a passenger in your own life, and general uncertainty about the future. Let’s just say I can relate to Sofia.  

I totally see how this book is not for everyone — it’s weird and slow and very much literary fiction. I read this slowly, too, and it has lived in my mind for a month. There’s so much to unpack and analyze in this book — it’s definitely one with a reread in its future. 
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