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The Story of Mr Sommer by Michael Hofmann, Patrick Süskind, Jean-Jacques Sempé

charlott_reads_books's review against another edition

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This novella is childhood in a bottle

thisisasongaboutpain's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

ehammes's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Follows the story of a nameless MC and his observations on Herr Sommer

annalenawrites's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective 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

3.5

This was interesting and enjoyable and I liked seeing how the paths of the boy and the older man cross and how they affect each other's lives without ever directly speaking to each other. The writing style is easy to follow and yet old-fashioned and the story meanders a bit but it's a quick, nice read.

iamstraightasanoodle's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

redinlight's review against another edition

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1.0

Geschichte eines Jungen, der gelegentlich einem alten Mann begegnet, der ziellos durch das Dorf läuft. Ohne wirkliche Handlung oder Spannung, mit einer anstrengenden Schreibweise. Keine tiefergründige Botschaft oder ähniles, nur eine sehr langweilige Geschichte über das Leben des Jungen, mit den Zusammentreffen des alten Mannes, bis dieser in einen See läuft und ertrinkt.

ellisand's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

kamiconk16's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Me pareció una lectura rápida, tierna y divertida. La lectura más rápida que hice hasta ahora porque realmente fue bello. 

alexdp's review against another edition

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3.0

«Durante muito tempo olhei para baixo. O abismo atraía, puxava-me sedutoramente. Acenava como que a dizer: «Vem, vem!» Era simples. Era só inclinar-me um pouco mais para a frente, perder apenas um pouco mais o equilíbrio- o resto far-se-ia sozinho... «Vem, vem!».
Sim! Estou decidido. Só não consegui decidir quando.»