The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick by Peter Handke

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

Peter Handke with Michael Roloff (Translator)

133 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
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The first of Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke's novels to be published in English, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick is a true modern classic that "portrays the...breakdown of a murderer in ways that recall Camus's The Stranger" (The New Yor...

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Community Reviews Summary of 264 reviews

Moods

dark 60%
reflective 60%
challenging 47%
mysterious 30%
tense 30%
funny 4%
informative 4%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 20%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | A mix: 9% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 36%

Loveable characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 90% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%

Average rating

3.0

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