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Summerhouse, Later: Stories by Judith Hermann, Margot Bettauer Dembo

jodiebth's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

1.5

whole lotta nothing idk

elderberry99's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lcolium's review against another edition

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3.0

German school of the East Bay

chiariisbookishchaos's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

eleni9's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

janadiebeere's review against another edition

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4.75

Genau die Art von Buch die ich gerne lese, hätte dieses Buch aber so glaube ich niemals entdeckt. Es passiert nicht viel aber die Geschichten haben irgendwie alle etwas unheimliches oder komisches was man langsam rausliest. Mochte es sehr 

paulineliest's review against another edition

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2.0

würde sogar fast lieber einen Stern geben, aber objektiv hat es das sicher nicht verdient. Ich versteh es wahrscheinlich einfach nicht. Mir war einfach nicht klar, was die Geschichten rüberbringen sollen und ich hatte auch kaum Lust es herauszufinden. Repetitiv, ermüdend und nicht meine Zeit.

zackarinareads's review against another edition

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1st time reading:

I only read the short story "Sommerhaus, später" and not the rest.

The story is pretty weird and the author constructs an eerie and sad atmosphere.

Maybe I have more thoughts about this story when we've discussed it in class.
(February 2020)

2nd time reading:
Congrats, we are revising this for the final exams now and I have more thoughts!
- I still have only read this one short story but I'm thinking about reading the rest of them, too.
- In hindsight, this was one of the best pieces of literature we read in German class throughout my school career.
- Even though it is not stated, that is very clear that there is no heterosexual explanation for this story.
- The characters are very flawed yet likeable.
- Uuuuh yeah that's it for now, I'll keep you updated.
(March 2021)

3rd time reading:
Yep, I've still only read one short story from this collection because the final exam is very close now but I stand with the points mentioned before. Bye.

lucy_lowe_'s review against another edition

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2.0

2.5
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