so-soI somehow found myself immersed in the world of Dorte Hansen, a bored, lost young woman trying to find her place in the world. Nothing that happens is all that interesting, but that's kind of the point. I didn't love it, but I still enjoyed it so it's 3 stars from me.
My full review is up on my blog now 📚
"And here we're talking about fiction...."
Definitely an odd one!
so-soHmm. Reminded me of Sally Rooney & Karl Ove Knausgaard- both of whom I LOVE- but Helle's story never fully grabbed my attention. I read on despite confusion about Dorte & a lukewarm feel b/c I did like the brief chapters & the meandering writing describing Dorte's young oddball life. She has emotional issues & pretends to be in college, riding the train each day, lying to her aunt when she visits, all the while an unmoored writer not writing.
When you're trying to shelve books but they won't stop arguing 😂😂 silly books, it can be both!
Another new book 🙊 just can't stop myself!!
pick19-year-old Danish writer-wannabee Dorte is at loose ends, always skipping out of her university classes, moving from one boyfriend to the next, not having much of a grasp on the big picture of her life. I was captivated, however, by how deeply she captures the small ones. The scene of her watching her boyfriend's parents playfully chase each other around the yard got all the way inside me - one of many such gorgeously rendered small moments.
After admiring it in the bookstore for a couple months, I finally bought it: the first book in my so-called adult life chosen solely on the basis of its gorgeous cover! (The title is also pretty awesome, though...)
This Should Be Written in the Present Tense | 
