A review by gabesteller
Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann
5.0
Gahhh! This book was so fun and hard to define! Crazy, chronology jumping story of a sort of evil Jester trying to ~survive and thrive~ in one of those never ending European wars (Thirty years!). Really runs a gamut of tones, funny, scary, nauseating, thrilling, sometimes super vivid sometimes absurd.
Especially loved the theme of the power of superstition and the limits of who can and cant get away with believing their own bullshit.
Tyll is a character I hadn’t heard of before but is apparently a popular part hero of German and Eastern European folklore, and if I had a criticism it would probably that he be in it just a bit more. I loved that each chapter is told from a different POV and Tyll usually drops in later or around the edges, but honestly he was always the best part and sometimes just one scene with him is not enough!
Read this in english idk why only the german version exists on here
Especially loved the theme of the power of superstition and the limits of who can and cant get away with believing their own bullshit.
Tyll is a character I hadn’t heard of before but is apparently a popular part hero of German and Eastern European folklore, and if I had a criticism it would probably that he be in it just a bit more. I loved that each chapter is told from a different POV and Tyll usually drops in later or around the edges, but honestly he was always the best part and sometimes just one scene with him is not enough!
Read this in english idk why only the german version exists on here