The Confusions of Young Törless by Robert Musil

The Confusions of Young Törless

Robert Musil with Shaun Whiteside (Translator), J.M. Coetzee (Contributor)

173 pages • first pub 1906 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional reflective slow-paced
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At a bleak, isolated military school on the fringes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, four young cadets --Torless, Beineberg, Reiting and their victim Basini--rift even further away from their school- fellows into a private world of ritual, secrecy ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 443 reviews

Moods

dark 86%
reflective 66%
challenging 47%
emotional 25%
sad 25%
tense 22%
mysterious 8%
adventurous 2%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 40%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 8%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 38% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 91% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.55

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