Hinterland by Arno Geiger

Hinterland

Arno Geiger with Jamie Bulloch (Translator)

320 pages first pub 2018 (view editions)

fiction historical reflective sad medium-paced
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The year is 1944 and Veit Kolbe, a young German soldier, injured fighting in Russia, is recovering at Mondsee, a village and a lake below Drachenwand mountain, close to Salzburg in Austria. Here he meets Margot and Margarete, two young women who s...

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Community Reviews

3.0
based on 332 reviews

Moods

emotional: 64%

reflective: 58%

sad: 56%

informative: 46%

dark: 44%

tense: 37%

challenging: 28%

hopeful: 15%

adventurous: 12%

inspiring: 8%

funny: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

3% of readers chose fast
26% of readers chose medium
69% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
21% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

46% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

39% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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