3.98k reviews for:

Trauer ist das Ding mit Federn

Max Porter

3.8 AVERAGE

coweyes_45's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

ailbhedebarra's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

theharbourreader's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

evie_dalton's review against another edition

4.0

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This book is so beautiful. It explore grief and loss and moving on and acceptance, while retaining a dark, witty almost satirical undertone. It’s a little confusing but I’m sure it’s a book I will read again and again!

jmsmr's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

zenayda's review against another edition

3.0

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Some great visual moments. Overall okay.

rebmarara's review against another edition

3.0

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

loubugsey's review against another edition

3.0

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I've not read Ted Hughes' Crow, so I think I maybe missing something but the Crow's perspective didn't work for me. There are some wonderful observations on grief and I loved the boys and Gran. I just need to read Crow and then revisit this book.

readingseasonally's review against another edition

5.0

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So fluid, reverberant and unusual.
I adored this book. I read it in one sitting in a restaurant then came home and read it again. Max so cleverly makes you dislike the Crow yet sense his necessity. I laughed out loud and also felt my heart sink. What a book.

zelos's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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stunningly, beautifully written. absurd, incomprehensible, flitting from poetry to prose and back again, and everything i wanted it to be.