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Laura Lindsted’t new brave novel My Friend Natalia was published in Finland on Friday, March 15th. This amazing book about young woman’s problems in her sex life has generated a lot of media buzz and it has been reviewed in two major newspapers and various blogs!
“My Friend Natalia is a novel about the possibilities of therapy, and a passionate speech about art”, writes literary critic Mervi Kantokorpi in the biggest daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.
“Laura Lindstedt has left the conventions of prose behind already in her debut (Scissors), and has broken the rules of narratives ever since. She moves freely in the consciousness of the characters and drops fragments of the story here and there.- – ‘My Friend Natalia’ is full of playful irony and female laughter.”
– Helsingin Sanomat newspaper, Finland 15.3.2019 *****
“I have once called Laura Lindstedt the rock star of literature”
“Lindstedt plays effortlessly with the different language registers. As a literature researcher she knows how to use all the tools of the world literature.”
“The awaited book by Finlandia prize winner has the reader follow a nymphomaniac and very suspicious therapy sessions. This plot-driven mystery has a lot to offer for readers.”
– Aamulehti newspaper, Finland 15.3.2019 ****
“My Friend Natalia is a phenomenal book. It fits perfectly in the current genre of feminist world literature.”
“The texts flows from page to page. There’s nothing too much, nothing too little. It is easy to read even though the topics aren’t easy.”
– Kirsin Book Club blog 17.3.2019
“My Friend Natalia is a literary game. It uses philosophy, feminism and art research to build a narrative with sexuality in its heart. It examines how words and meanings are created. And all of its layers are hiding and revealing something at the same time.”
– Tuijata. Kulttuuripohdintoja. blog 16.3.2019
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