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Varm mjölk by Deborah Levy

3 reviews

whorl_studio's review against another edition

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

4.0

I love Deborah Levy’s storytelling and prose, building worlds that are equally realistic as well as bizarre and comical. I enjoyed the child-parent tensions in this novel, the coming-of-age of grown ups forging their own paths. The realisation that sometimes parents and their children can’t be friends and that expectations can be suffocating. 
I also enjoyed the link to textile crafts, the allegory of speaking through the needle made absolute sense to me as a sewist!
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biobeetle's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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lycheejelly's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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