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babette_valerie's review
3.0
This collection of short stories might surely be of a certain literary importance, yet I found their content terribly boring and couldn't really connect with any of the characters! 🤷🏼♀️
Die hier präsentierten Geschichten sind gewiss von einer gewissen literarischen Wichtigkeit, aber inhaltlich sind sie unglaublich langweilig und ich konnte auch keine Bindung mit den verschiedenen Charaktere aufbauen! 🤷🏼♀️
Die hier präsentierten Geschichten sind gewiss von einer gewissen literarischen Wichtigkeit, aber inhaltlich sind sie unglaublich langweilig und ich konnte auch keine Bindung mit den verschiedenen Charaktere aufbauen! 🤷🏼♀️
jenc5309's review against another edition
3.0
I only read the story "Babette's Feast" for book club. I really enjoyed the story & we had a great conversation about the characters during our meeting.
cais's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
book_nut's review against another edition
3.0
The book has two brilliant stories: Babbette's Feast and Ehrengard. The rest is weird or boring (so it all averages out to a 3). Anyway, worth finding and reading for those two, especially if you like A. S. Byatt; the writing reminded me quite a bit of her stuff.
bookpossum's review against another edition
4.0
TheMobileRead Literary bookclub's choice of "Babette's Feast" for December led me to read the book of short stories. I enjoyed the layers in the "Feast" story very much and felt for Babette, who was indeed a great artist, for having to restrict her cooking to the plainest of food for so many years.
I also enjoyed "The Immortal Story" very much; the other stories in the book did not appeal to me so much, but they were all worth reading.
I also enjoyed "The Immortal Story" very much; the other stories in the book did not appeal to me so much, but they were all worth reading.
letitiaharmon's review against another edition
3.0
Most famous story in this collection is Babette's feast, and it probably is the most delightful. Most of the others range from the touching to the uninteresting.
flaming_turtle's review against another edition
3.0
This is an interesting collection of stories, especially when taken in context of Blixen's life. Can't say it was necessarily my cup of tea, but it definitely kept class interesting.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
5.0
All of the stories in this collection center around the idea of art and creative power. The most famous story in the collection is "Babette's Feast" and not only shows how art comes in more than one form, but also how the artist can be an unknown quality. The story "Tempests" has echos of Tennyson's "Lady of Shallot". The most touching story is "The Immortal Story" where reality and myth mix.
andrius's review against another edition
5.0
Favourites: Babette's Feast, The Immortal Story, The Ring