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A review by juuhae
Die Schlafwandler: eine Romantrilogie by Willa Muir, Hermann Broch, Edwin Muir
4.0
Unfortunately, Hermann lost me in the last twenty pages. Too much pathos-drunk verbiage for my taste (even though he would probably argue that I'm a victim of the cold, ornament-less modern style of thinking). Not to mention the dusty language from the first half of the twentieth century. Nevertheless, I was fascinated by the strictly theoretical and structure-emphasising composition, especially with the essay on the collapse of values in the third book. What amazes me above all is that, despite the fact that the whole trilogy is a huge, social-theoretical essay on the collapse of values at the start of the modern age, you can empathise with the characters so well.
Each book contains a complex, perfectly thought-out constellation of characters built around the main character. All the characters act in such a way that their personalities are believable. They never degenerate into symbolic instruments, which in my opinion is a gigantic narrative achievement considering the theoretical foundation. What's more, you get an insight into the innermost, intimate world of the characters and subsequently take each one to your heart. In short: I would love to have Hermann Broch's writing skills!
Each book contains a complex, perfectly thought-out constellation of characters built around the main character. All the characters act in such a way that their personalities are believable. They never degenerate into symbolic instruments, which in my opinion is a gigantic narrative achievement considering the theoretical foundation. What's more, you get an insight into the innermost, intimate world of the characters and subsequently take each one to your heart. In short: I would love to have Hermann Broch's writing skills!