Malina by Ingeborg Bachmann

Malina

Ingeborg Bachmann with Philip Boehm (Translator)

244 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction dark reflective slow-paced

Description

 Bachmann tells the story of lives painfully intertwined: the unnamed narrator, haunted by nightmarish memories of her father, lives with the androgynous Malina, an initially remote and dispassionate man who ultimately becomes an ominous influence...

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Community Reviews Summary of 237 reviews

Moods

challenging 79%
dark 66%
reflective 58%
emotional 54%
mysterious 37%
sad 29%
tense 29%
funny 12%

Pace

slow 69%
medium 17%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 26% | No: 20% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 31% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | It's complicated: 21%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%

Average rating

4.06

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