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A review by jenno
The Blue Room by Hanne Ørstavik
4.0
I picked this up on random, because why not read a translated Norwegian novella?
I liked reading this. It's very different and put some thoughts in my head about identity. Even though it's a short novella the pace is a bit off for my taste at time, a bit to stream of conciseness. There are some beautiful passages though that I had to mark and just ponder on.
Because it is a novella I don't want to go into the plot. What I will write though is that this is something new, something I hadn't read before. Yes, it is a coming of age story but in another way that at least I expected. It's about sexuality and the relationship between mother and daughter. It has wonderful writing in parts and I planted some seeds in my head as I was reading.
If you want something else, something that will stay with you (it will stay with me for some time at least), I would recommend this.
I liked reading this. It's very different and put some thoughts in my head about identity. Even though it's a short novella the pace is a bit off for my taste at time, a bit to stream of conciseness. There are some beautiful passages though that I had to mark and just ponder on.
Because it is a novella I don't want to go into the plot. What I will write though is that this is something new, something I hadn't read before. Yes, it is a coming of age story but in another way that at least I expected. It's about sexuality and the relationship between mother and daughter. It has wonderful writing in parts and I planted some seeds in my head as I was reading.
If you want something else, something that will stay with you (it will stay with me for some time at least), I would recommend this.