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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I always enjoy Seethalerr writing, it's simple but at the same time captures the every day life of his characters in a unique way.
This book is about the lives of ordinary people and shows that although they don't go on big crazy adventures their experiences are worth being told. There's beauty and love and difficulties in their stories.
I especially liked that the omniscient narrator was "interrupted" from time to time by a conversation between longtime friends just talking away an afternoon.
Overall a relaxing read that makes you reflect on life and human relationships.
This book is about the lives of ordinary people and shows that although they don't go on big crazy adventures their experiences are worth being told. There's beauty and love and difficulties in their stories.
I especially liked that the omniscient narrator was "interrupted" from time to time by a conversation between longtime friends just talking away an afternoon.
Overall a relaxing read that makes you reflect on life and human relationships.
In The Café with No Name, Robert Seethaler invites readers into a quietly unfolding story set in postwar Vienna, where a modest café becomes a sanctuary for an eclectic mix of regulars, wanderers, and workers. Rather than relying on plot or drama, the novel finds its pulse in the understated rhythms of daily life. At the center is Robert Simon, a man of few ambitions whose café offers simple food, unpretentious company, and a sense of belonging. Through characters like Mila, his pragmatic and dependable employee, Seethaler sketches a world where the ordinary takes on quiet significance.
The real heart of the novel is in its evocative prose and grounded sense of place, beautifully preserved in Katy Derbyshire’s translation. Still, its episodic structure and emotional restraint may leave some readers wanting more narrative drive or intimacy. Seethaler is not seeking grand revelations. Instead, he gently chronicles how community forms in unremarkable moments through conversation, routine, and coffee shared among strangers. It is a novel more likely to be admired for its craft than embraced for its emotional pull.
The real heart of the novel is in its evocative prose and grounded sense of place, beautifully preserved in Katy Derbyshire’s translation. Still, its episodic structure and emotional restraint may leave some readers wanting more narrative drive or intimacy. Seethaler is not seeking grand revelations. Instead, he gently chronicles how community forms in unremarkable moments through conversation, routine, and coffee shared among strangers. It is a novel more likely to be admired for its craft than embraced for its emotional pull.
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hach, bücher bei denen man einfach das privileg genießt dabei zu sein, sind schon schön. robert seethaler hat auf jeden fall einen wunderbaren schreibstil für einen leichtes aber auch sehr schweres buch, je nachdem wie viel man bereit ist hineinzuinterpretieren. ich muss sagen, ich hätte auch das buch gerne im deutschunterricht besprochen, wobei der trafikant eine bessere und strengere handlung hat. dies hat in dem buch wirklcih gefehlt, jedoch waren die charaktere nun auch nicht dolle im vordergrund. man konnte nur mit ein wenigen wirkliche empathie entwickeln. trotzdessen lassen so bücher einen immer die vielfältigkeit der charaktere sehen.
mal schauen, wie die anderen bücher von robert seethaler so sind..
mal schauen, wie die anderen bücher von robert seethaler so sind..
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No