A review by mcglat
Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezer Özlü

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

Even at a reader’s distance it’s hard to bear a lot of the experiences Özlü relates in this book. A life shattered by uncaring mental institutions and their brutal, arcane electroshock treatment. I would not fault anyone for lacking the stomach for it, but it’s a striking and sad read. And man, those rhapsodic ending passages, just incredible, sublime, the kind of writing I daydream about. What a gift to come across this book. 
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