The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke

The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

Rainer Maria Rilke with Michael Hulse (Translator)

180 pages first pub 1910 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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A masterly new translation of one of the first great modernist novels In the only novel by one of the German language's greatest poets, a young man named Malte Laurids Brigge lives in a cheap room in Paris while his belongings rot in storage. Ever...

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Community Reviews Summary of 518 reviews

Moods

reflective 94%
challenging 69%
dark 47%
emotional 44%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
funny 2%

Pace

slow 77%
medium 20%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 8%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 25% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 15%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 31% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | N/A: 17% | It's complicated: 5% | Yes: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%

Average rating

3.78

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