Malina by Ingeborg Bachmann

Malina

Ingeborg Bachmann with Philip Boehm (Translator)

244 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced
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 Bachmann tells the story of lives painfully intertwined: the unnamed narrator, haunted by nightmarish memories of her father, lives with the androgynous Malina, an initially remote and dispassionate man who ultimately becomes an ominous influence...

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Community Reviews Summary of 371 reviews

Moods

dark 76%
challenging 69%
reflective 61%
emotional 53%
tense 36%
mysterious 34%
sad 23%
funny 9%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 34%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 88% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 34% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 74% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 6%

Average rating

4.03

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