Reviews - Die Blütezeit der Miss Jean Brodie

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Die Blütezeit der Miss Jean Brodie

Muriel Spark

3.55 AVERAGE

awerring's review against another edition

4.0

funny medium-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

paulinib's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

crypticmeg's review against another edition

2.5

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Well, clearly I failed to grasp the humour here (though I occasionally caught wisps of it). Mostly I found it quite dubious and distasteful - especially the effective grooming of the girls.

tierneygm's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

avuavu's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hungerford's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

elanna76's review against another edition

5.0

Sharp and pitiless, a jewel with a razor's edge. Constant shifting perspectives under the deceptive appearance of an omniscient narrator make it impossible to fall into comfortable assumptions about the characters' motivations and their ethical stance. The story that takes shape is more the story of two jungle beasts devouring each other in turns, than anything else.
Weeks after reading, the perfect economy of the style still stays with me - not one word too many, nothing left unsaid but what needed to be left unsaid.