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A review by lettersbyliana
The Post-Office Girl by Stefan Zweig
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“Who taught me how to steal, who made me do it, if not the state?“ (p235)
“He understood her the way she understood him, with the solidarity of anger and invisibility.” (p191)
“There's an inherent limit to the stress that any material can bear. Water has its boiling point, metals their melting points.
“He understood her the way she understood him, with the solidarity of anger and invisibility.” (p191)
“There's an inherent limit to the stress that any material can bear. Water has its boiling point, metals their melting points.
The elements of the spirit behave the same way. Happiness can reach a pitch so great that any further happiness can't be felt.
Pain, despair, humiliation, disgust, and fear are no different.
Once the vessel is full, the world can't add to it.” (p139)
Adding this to the list of writing that makes my brain go pop. Must read more Zweig now.
Adding this to the list of writing that makes my brain go pop. Must read more Zweig now.