A review by iris_sel
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke

challenging dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

this book started out strong, with the poeticism and introspection being really compelling. but it got boring and just incredibly dense super fast. it just does not feel like a book you should be reading from start to finish, but rather only in bursts. glad to be finished with it.