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edustoryramos24's review against another edition
2.0
Umpteenth take on German post-WWII trauma, verbose and saturated with "cultural" references, with the occasional turn of phrase
mneex05's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
lynnebetweenthelines's review
challenging
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Antisemitism
Moderate: War
callxmexvi's review against another edition
dark
tense
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? N/A
1.0
saraja's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
suerte_encantada's review against another edition
4.0
"Tauben im Gras" is a not an easy novel to read: The fragmented structure, the scarce punctuation and the shifting point-of-view as well as the many characters do not allow a light reading.
If you overcome this hurdle, you will be granted an unlikly experience of an ordinary story. Taking place shortly after World War II in a town in southern Germany, the novel follows several characters struggeling, exploring or simply living this one day. At the beginning there doesn't seem to be a connection between these characters, but the different stories interweave more and more over the course of the novel.
The language, the rhythm and the structure of the sentences often reminded me of modern poetry. I quite liked the fragmented style of this novel as it clearly enabled to capture a snapshot-esque atmosphere of the first years of post-World War II Germany.
While the topic itself might not be my first choice in reading, the characters and the way they were presented kept me interested.
I can clearly understand why many people might not like the style chosen by the author and I did need some time to finish this relatively short novel, but it was worth the time it took.
If you are looking for something completely different to read and like a small challenge, this book might be perfect for you.
If you overcome this hurdle, you will be granted an unlikly experience of an ordinary story. Taking place shortly after World War II in a town in southern Germany, the novel follows several characters struggeling, exploring or simply living this one day. At the beginning there doesn't seem to be a connection between these characters, but the different stories interweave more and more over the course of the novel.
The language, the rhythm and the structure of the sentences often reminded me of modern poetry. I quite liked the fragmented style of this novel as it clearly enabled to capture a snapshot-esque atmosphere of the first years of post-World War II Germany.
While the topic itself might not be my first choice in reading, the characters and the way they were presented kept me interested.
I can clearly understand why many people might not like the style chosen by the author and I did need some time to finish this relatively short novel, but it was worth the time it took.
If you are looking for something completely different to read and like a small challenge, this book might be perfect for you.
_aurelia_'s review against another edition
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
1.75
Ich bin einfach nur verwirrt. Die Aussagen der Charaktere wiederholen sich sehr oft, gerade bei emilia und ich verstehe nicht worauf die alle raus wollen
Vom literarischen sinne ist es nicht so schlecht geschrieben, es sind schöne sätze dabei. Das Konzept ist auch interessant.
ABER mir kommt das n-wort einfach zu oft vor. Und so wie der autor über schwarze Menschen redet, lässt einen unwohl fühlen.
Generell wie die Charaktere beschrieben werden ist komisch.
Mit Anmerkungen zu den rassistischen ausdrücken könnte man da mehr aufarbeiten
Vom literarischen sinne ist es nicht so schlecht geschrieben, es sind schöne sätze dabei. Das Konzept ist auch interessant.
ABER mir kommt das n-wort einfach zu oft vor. Und so wie der autor über schwarze Menschen redet, lässt einen unwohl fühlen.
Generell wie die Charaktere beschrieben werden ist komisch.
Mit Anmerkungen zu den rassistischen ausdrücken könnte man da mehr aufarbeiten
mitreslupo's review against another edition
4.0
Der anstrengende Einstieg mündete in einem ähnlich anstrengendem Schluss, aber es war durchaus eine gute Leseerfahrung, wenn auch eine, die Zeit und Ruhe erfordert und eine gewisse Bereitschaft, sich auf die Sätze einzulassen statt Unterhaltung zu erwarten.