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Die Bagage by Monika Helfer

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littledorrit2's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

An odd book that had the air of a fairy tale - the idea of the isolated house, the quiet woman living there, the big, bad mayor, the mysterious visitor (like a handsome prince), a house full of children living on scraps. The time flitted around projecting into the future giving an insight into a more real life ahead for the protagonists. But I never felt truly invested in any of the characters and wondered if something had been lost in translation.

sarahmoran27's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

syslog's review

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dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

top_shelf_reads's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

rpych2's review against another edition

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3.0

This was a somewhat autobiographical historical fiction based on the author’s own family in WWI Austria, and I enjoyed it. I liked the themes of love, family, and trust that were touched on throughout, but the writing jumped around a bit and that was my main issue with it.

milliemary's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

sylvschreib's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was a random pick off of the shelf. The characters were sweet and the story idea was not bad but it was not executed well. Was there a plot? Not really.

georgiats's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

seaswift14's review against another edition

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sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

readacorn's review against another edition

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3.0

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Die Bagage von Monika Helfer (160)

Josef und Maria Moosbrugger leben mit ihren Kindern am Rand eines Bergdorfes. Sie sind die Abseitigen, die Armen, die Bagage. Es ist die Zeit des ersten Weltkriegs und Josef wird zur Armee eingezogen. Die Zeit, in der Maria und die Kinder allein zurückbleiben und abhängig werden vom Schutz des Bürgermeisters. Die Zeit, in der Georg aus Hannover in die Gegend kommt, der nicht nur hochdeutsch spricht und wunderschön ist, sondern eines Tages auch an die Tür der Bagage klopft. Und es ist die Zeit, in der Maria schwanger wird mit Grete, dem Kind der Familie, mit dem Josef nie ein Wort sprechen wird: der Mutter der Autorin.

Frage 1: Was hat dir besonders gut an dem Buch gefallen?

Einige Charaktere mochte ich

Frage 2: Was hat dir weniger gut gefallen?

Dass es keine Kapitel gibt. Außerdem wurde ziemlich chaotisch kreuz und quer durch die Generationen gesprungen.

Frage 3: Was war dein Lieblingscharakter?

Die Großmütter der Erzählerin

Frage 4: Würdest du das Buch/eBook weiterempfehlen?

Nicht jedem

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