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Varm mjölk by Deborah Levy

13 reviews

elliedesatge's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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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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libby_l96's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oof I loveeed this novel 🪼
So weird and sad and funny at the same time. My kind of lit fic.

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nreyno's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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arabellaruby's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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e11en's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

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thesawyerbean's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Where would the Medusa's case history begin and end? Was she shocked, devastated, appalled to discover she was no longer admired for her beauty? Did she feel de-feminized? Would she walk through the door labelled 'Ladies’ or the door labelled 'Gentlemen’? 'Hommes' or 'Femmes', 'Caballeros' or 'Señoras'? I began to wonder if she had more power in her life as a monster. Where had I got to in my own life by trying to please everyone all the time? Right here. Wringing my hands.

This book is the epitome of no plot, just vibes. It feels so ethereal, like heat radiating off hot sands. A phantasmagoria you wade through, crashing into waves of metaphors and metaphysical themes, floating just like the medusas in this story. Nothing seems to be happening, and yet you are thoroughly entranced.

The writing is poetic, thought-provoking and lyrical - there were so many moments I sat in awe at the weaving of the extended metaphors into a wider context, and so many moments that clasped me by the throat.

I confess that I am often lost in all the dimensions of time, that the past sometimes feels nearer than the present and I often fear the future has already happened.

A magical book, one you have to sit and digest as you read to get the most out of.

She had catalogued over a billion words but she could not find words for how her own wishes for herself had been dispersed in the winds and storms of a world not arranged to her advantage.

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