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muuske's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
jesikasbookshelf's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I love picking up this author's books, he has a great skill in fully pulling you in to the community of a place. In this book that is more true than ever - as the reader journeys through the book they are given an insight into the loves, lives and deaths of the residents of a tiny village.
In such a short number of pages, you get to know the kinds of people this place creates, the way they fit together, what has stuck in their collective memory and seeped through the place, affecting everyone.
As with any multiple POV book, I personally preferred some over others. I would imagine this is heavily dependant on the reader as a person and their experiences because each and every one of them was well crafted.
Robert Seethaler continues to be an author I want to read more from - he has an ability to represent the humanness of experiencing an individual life, connected to so many others and the environment wer are surrounded by. The translations continue to be that version of simple that looks easy and is incredibly difficult to actually achieve.
One for the short book readers, for sure. If you haven't read A Whole Life by this author, that book continues to have a special place in my heart.
In such a short number of pages, you get to know the kinds of people this place creates, the way they fit together, what has stuck in their collective memory and seeped through the place, affecting everyone.
As with any multiple POV book, I personally preferred some over others. I would imagine this is heavily dependant on the reader as a person and their experiences because each and every one of them was well crafted.
Robert Seethaler continues to be an author I want to read more from - he has an ability to represent the humanness of experiencing an individual life, connected to so many others and the environment wer are surrounded by. The translations continue to be that version of simple that looks easy and is incredibly difficult to actually achieve.
One for the short book readers, for sure. If you haven't read A Whole Life by this author, that book continues to have a special place in my heart.
felihchsm's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent
lenex's review against another edition
3.0
Mein erstes Buch von Seethaler. Ich mochte den Stil - einfach, prägnant, kein Wort zu viel. Schöne, kluge, unkitschige Sätze.
Am besten gefielen mir die Kapitel, die ein neues Licht oder eine andere Sichtweise auf bereits Erzähltes warfen. Psychologisch gut gemacht.
Und trotzdem, so richtig genießen konnte ich die Lektüre nicht. Es war mir einfach zu düster, zu traurig, zu viel Enttäuschung, Leiden, Sterben. Zu schwere Kost für mich.
Ich vertrag einfach momentan (oder vielleicht mittlerweile generell) keine solchen Bücher.
It‘s not you, it‘s me!
Am besten gefielen mir die Kapitel, die ein neues Licht oder eine andere Sichtweise auf bereits Erzähltes warfen. Psychologisch gut gemacht.
Und trotzdem, so richtig genießen konnte ich die Lektüre nicht. Es war mir einfach zu düster, zu traurig, zu viel Enttäuschung, Leiden, Sterben. Zu schwere Kost für mich.
Ich vertrag einfach momentan (oder vielleicht mittlerweile generell) keine solchen Bücher.
It‘s not you, it‘s me!
pagesbyolivia's review against another edition
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
dylankakoulli's review against another edition
3.0
“The Field” is made up of a patchwork of people. Their collective voices, stories, emotions and quite literally their bodies too!
Seethaler once again subtly reminds of the beauty, in the ever day mundanity of our unremarkable, yet whole lives.
My only nit-pick if I had to have one, was that this doesn’t quite flow as smoothly as previous works I’ve read by him have. Perhaps it’s the constant alternating narrative, which just came across a trifle too stilted at times.
Nevertheless, I am constantly in awe of how this man can encapsulate so much, especially in so few pages!
3.5 stars
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Seethaler once again subtly reminds of the beauty, in the ever day mundanity of our unremarkable, yet whole lives.
My only nit-pick if I had to have one, was that this doesn’t quite flow as smoothly as previous works I’ve read by him have. Perhaps it’s the constant alternating narrative, which just came across a trifle too stilted at times.
Nevertheless, I am constantly in awe of how this man can encapsulate so much, especially in so few pages!
3.5 stars
https://www.instagram.com/elliekakoulli/
sowievorher's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mariannelwnicholson's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
julag003's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5