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3.52 AVERAGE

fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Oh well I never
Was there ever
A devil so clever
As magical Mephistopheles

i'm trying to read all the classics that we recently inherited. this was the first one i chose.

it was funny at times, interesting...of course, written extremely well. or should i say "translated" well?

anyway. not a disappointment, but what do you expect from what most literary critics call one of the greatest works of German Literature....
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

just another story of an older man ruining the life of a young woman for his "self-discovery journey"
dark reflective sad fast-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

RPL 2024 open books challenge: A book by a German author (fiction).

Well, if you're gonna read a book by a German, go big or go home, I guess. Pleased that I can still read enough German where I could follow the German text on the opposing page (and I liked to read it out loud to appreciate the beauty of the language, much to the chagrin of others nearby).
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
challenging fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes