Sweet Days of Discipline by Fleur Jaeggy

Sweet Days of Discipline

Fleur Jaeggy with Tim Parks (Translator)

102 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Set in postwar Switzerland, Fleur Jaeggy’s eerily beautiful novel begins simply and innocently enough: ‘At fourteen I was a boarder in a school in the Appenzell’. But there is nothing truly simple or innocent here. With the off-handed knowingness ...

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Moods

reflective 78%
dark 58%
mysterious 33%
emotional 24%
sad 20%
challenging 17%
tense 16%
relaxing 4%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 28%
fast 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | N/A: 3% | A mix: 2% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 42% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 69% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.62

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