171 reviews for:

Holzfällen. Eine Erregung

Thomas Bernhard

4.15 AVERAGE

blairmahoney's review against another edition

5.0

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The most fun you'll have reading a relentlessly misanthropic rant.

jeskajulianna's review against another edition

3.0

challenging reflective slow-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

normt's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny sad fast-paced

susannacantele's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional 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: Yes

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Dude hätte einfach nach Hause gehen sollen. Aber, dieser ganz spezielle Wienerhate, den nur wir WienerInnen haben, ist perfekt dargestellt.

sp4ce_ace's review against another edition

3.5

challenging tense slow-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

roachmonk's review against another edition

5.0

funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

gabrielf94's review against another edition

2.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

akmres's review against another edition

reflective slow-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

juuhae's review against another edition

4.0

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The narrator surely has a turbulent emotional life, and the book's concenpt was really perfect to showcase this. Just imagine this man sitting in the dark in his armchair, completely still and silent for almost the whole evening, but being torn apart by his emotions on the inside, and then muttering obscure words while the other dinner guest look over at him an think, wo the fuck is this? The only thing I missed was maybe a 50 page flashback to the time in Maria Zaal, and what exactly went down with the narrator and the couple Auersberger that caused such an inflamed hate-love.

arezvina's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No