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A review by jesikasbookshelf
The Field by Robert Seethaler
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I love picking up this author's books, he has a great skill in fully pulling you in to the community of a place. In this book that is more true than ever - as the reader journeys through the book they are given an insight into the loves, lives and deaths of the residents of a tiny village.
In such a short number of pages, you get to know the kinds of people this place creates, the way they fit together, what has stuck in their collective memory and seeped through the place, affecting everyone.
As with any multiple POV book, I personally preferred some over others. I would imagine this is heavily dependant on the reader as a person and their experiences because each and every one of them was well crafted.
Robert Seethaler continues to be an author I want to read more from - he has an ability to represent the humanness of experiencing an individual life, connected to so many others and the environment wer are surrounded by. The translations continue to be that version of simple that looks easy and is incredibly difficult to actually achieve.
One for the short book readers, for sure. If you haven't read A Whole Life by this author, that book continues to have a special place in my heart.
In such a short number of pages, you get to know the kinds of people this place creates, the way they fit together, what has stuck in their collective memory and seeped through the place, affecting everyone.
As with any multiple POV book, I personally preferred some over others. I would imagine this is heavily dependant on the reader as a person and their experiences because each and every one of them was well crafted.
Robert Seethaler continues to be an author I want to read more from - he has an ability to represent the humanness of experiencing an individual life, connected to so many others and the environment wer are surrounded by. The translations continue to be that version of simple that looks easy and is incredibly difficult to actually achieve.
One for the short book readers, for sure. If you haven't read A Whole Life by this author, that book continues to have a special place in my heart.