200 pages • first pub 1909 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780940322219
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication date: 30 September 1999
Description
The Swiss writer Robert Walser is one of the quiet geniuses of twentieth-century literature. Largely self-taught and altogether indifferent to worldly success, Walser wrote a range of short stories, essays, as well as four novels, of which Jakob v...
Community Reviews Summary of 239 reviews
Moods
challenging 54%
emotional 45%
mysterious 45%
funny 36%
lighthearted 27%
adventurous 18%
dark 9%
sad 9%
Pace
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20% | N/A: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Antisemitism
200 pages • first pub 1909 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780940322219
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication date: 30 September 1999
Description
The Swiss writer Robert Walser is one of the quiet geniuses of twentieth-century literature. Largely self-taught and altogether indifferent to worldly success, Walser wrote a range of short stories, essays, as well as four novels, of which Jakob v...
Community Reviews Summary of 239 reviews
Moods
challenging 54%
emotional 45%
mysterious 45%
funny 36%
lighthearted 27%
adventurous 18%
dark 9%
sad 9%
Pace
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20% | N/A: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Antisemitism