The Water Statues by Fleur Jaeggy

The Water Statues

Fleur Jaeggy with Gini Alhadeff (Translator)

fiction play hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

96 pages | first published 1980

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Even among Fleur Jaeggy's singular and intricate works, The Water Statues is a shiningly peculiar book. Concerned with loneliness and wealth's odd emotional poverty, this early novel is in part structured as a play: the dramatis personae include t...
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Community Reviews

Summary of 43 reviews

Moods

reflective 83%
challenging 66%
mysterious 50%
sad 25%
emotional 16%
dark 8%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 8%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 30%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 80% | N/A: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.49

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