reviews
Mar 13, 2008
As with the *sigh* conventional romance novels I read recently, these three novellas were finally tackled because I thought I'd give the book away. After "Grigia" (Grey One) I still wanted to do so. "Die Portugiesin" (The Portugese Lady) was surprisingly close to what I learned are very popular historical romances, but even if Musil's strength lies in the gap between men and women, the depictions of his characters did not tell me anything or enough about them - I don't need t
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Feb 13, 2012
Es ist komisch: Ich bin ein grosser Fan des Mann ohne EIgenschaften aber so ziemlich alles was ich daneben von Musil gelesen habe ist totaler Müll. Der Nachlass zu Lebzeiten ist banal und langweilig. Die hier abgedruckten drei Novellen sind merkwürdig, langweilig und ohne klare Struktur. Es geht um Männer, die ihre Frauen vernachlässigen. Das war es aber auch an Gemeinsamkeiten. Keine tiefgreifenden Observationen, keine echten Charaktere. Was soll das?
May 15, 2011
I would give 2 stars to this book but I loved the first Story Grigia in comparison to others due to its wonderful language and a little shocking ending. For the other two stories, I must say I felt like the words are there but I couldn't reach them. The way the author depicts and reflects the characters also seemed quite distant to me. Besides, the author's approach to betrayal and women is disputable.
Sep 07, 2008
I honestly don't get the appeal from Musil. Whatever I read by him, I am asking myself: OK, what was the actual need to write down this shit stuff? *siiigh*
Same here. Even though it was ok-ish to read so that is something. Or maybe I am just too stupid to get the higher appeal from it. LOL
Same here. Even though it was ok-ish to read so that is something. Or maybe I am just too stupid to get the higher appeal from it. LOL
Sep 03, 2011
Drei sehr interessante, anspruchsvolle Erzählungen um drei Frauen, die ihren Männern gegen über stehen. Musil beschreibt dabei meisterhaft die ständig zwischen den Geschlechtern liegende Spannung.
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