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adrianasturalvarez's review against another edition
3.0
These feel entirely flat for me. Often with great brevity, Walser's stories seemed to rely on the reader admiring a static picture or fleeting idea. Rarely did the stories in this collection include a well defined character with a clearly trackable desire and that made them very difficult for me to focus on, or discern value for.
I fully understand Robert Walser is a celebrated writer and that my inability to engage with his work is my own shortcoming, either because I lack proper context or because this translation from Searls has problems (as Walser fans here on GR have complained).
I fully understand Robert Walser is a celebrated writer and that my inability to engage with his work is my own shortcoming, either because I lack proper context or because this translation from Searls has problems (as Walser fans here on GR have complained).
scalchri's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
juiesmei's review against another edition
4.0
There is something so therapeutic and invigorating in Robert Walser's crisp and light as air prose. Walser has a lot to say about the little things around us, and the results are delightful, demonstrated in this lovely collection of essays depicting the seemingly endless road of life. Time seems to slow down as you immerse yourself in the mastery of his writing, and in the chaos of the mind, this book is an oasis that I'd drowned my soul into and found myself again. There is something more, sinister even, that looms beneath the grace with which Walser pens his tales, which fascinates me all the more that such beautiful things can come out of the dark, tethered depths of one's soul. He strikes a perfect balance between happiness and despair, and I'm so very glad to have come across such a transcendent piece of work.
wtfisapoet's review against another edition
This was good, very good. A perfect defense of going on strolls. I would go on but to be quite honest I am enjoying my tea.
lnatal's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent reading, must read more books written by Robert Walser.
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karencarlson's review against another edition
2.0
A compilation of the early-20th-C Swiss writer's short fiction. Took me a while to catch on to the first segment; the middle segment was right in my wheelhouse, a compendium of flash. FMI see my blog post at A Just Recompense.
fallinh's review against another edition
3.0
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