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Comecei interessado (as boas referências de Kafka, Musil e Vila-Matas prometiam) e Walser mostrou logo que sabe escrever, mas depois começamos a conhecer a vida no Instituto Benjamenta e zzzz....zzzz...zZzZ... ah, acabou. O que vou ler a seguir?

dominika_zimny's review against another edition

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challenging tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bobbygw's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Tedious, plodding, rambling, lacklustre.

karinlib's review against another edition

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2.0

Not really sure what I think of this. I found it to be a bit silly actually. In reading other reviews, many recommended a second reading. I think I will need to do that as well.

Jackob von Gunten, enters a school for servants (I'm thinking it may have been for butlers).

kojali's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

3.0

This took me a very long time to finish. I thought it was just okay. The idea of the book was wonderful to me, but it fell flat. However, Walser’s writing is just exquisite.

ruins's review against another edition

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funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.75

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