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200 pages • first pub 1909 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780940322219
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication date: 30 September 1999
Description
The Swiss writer Robert Walser is one of the quiet geniuses of twentieth-century literature. Largely self-taught and altogether indifferent to worldly success, Walser wrote a range of short stories, essays, as well as four novels, of which Jakob v...
Community Reviews Summary of 338 reviews
Moods
challenging 40%
mysterious 40%
emotional 30%
funny 30%
lighthearted 30%
adventurous 10%
dark 10%
sad 10%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 9%
medium 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 31% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 29% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 12% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Antisemitism
200 pages • first pub 1909 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780940322219
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication date: 30 September 1999
Description
The Swiss writer Robert Walser is one of the quiet geniuses of twentieth-century literature. Largely self-taught and altogether indifferent to worldly success, Walser wrote a range of short stories, essays, as well as four novels, of which Jakob v...
Community Reviews Summary of 338 reviews
Moods
challenging 40%
mysterious 40%
emotional 30%
funny 30%
lighthearted 30%
adventurous 10%
dark 10%
sad 10%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 9%
medium 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 31% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 29% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 12% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Antisemitism