Reviews

The Meeting at Telgte by Günter Grass

simonst's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

annelidonath's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

thirdcoast's review

1.0

I wanted to like this book, but couldn't even finish it. Perhaps if I knew who these characters were supposed to be based off of it would be different, or if I knew the German language and history of the German language.

dudette's review

1.0

The idea behind the book is not bad at all and that was the reason why I read it, but the never-ending phrases and the language just made me feel like I was chewing on something for hours and could not swallow.

At page 70 I asked myself if the author is going somewhere with this story and I do not think that he did or maybe I just missed the point.

I knew Günter Grass was not my cup of tea and this book confirmed it yet again.