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96 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811229753
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 21 April 1980
Description
Even among Fleur Jaeggy's singular and intricate works, The Water Statues is a shiningly peculiar book. Concerned with loneliness and wealth's odd emotional poverty, this early novel is in part structured as a play: the dramatis personae include t...
Community Reviews Summary of 91 reviews
Moods
challenging 60%
mysterious 60%
sad 32%
emotional 28%
dark 16%
funny 8%
relaxing 8%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 35% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 63% | Yes: 36%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death of parent
96 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811229753
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 21 April 1980
Description
Even among Fleur Jaeggy's singular and intricate works, The Water Statues is a shiningly peculiar book. Concerned with loneliness and wealth's odd emotional poverty, this early novel is in part structured as a play: the dramatis personae include t...
Community Reviews Summary of 91 reviews
Moods
challenging 60%
mysterious 60%
sad 32%
emotional 28%
dark 16%
funny 8%
relaxing 8%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 35% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 63% | Yes: 36%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death of parent