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Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing by Ronald Taylor, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff

lullavi's review

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

larva_parva's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

acciodawn's review

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3.0

German Romanticism continues to confound and perplex me. I found this novella somewhat frustrating. I appreciated the irony and the unremarkable "good-for-nothing" protagonist and I think the happy but extraordinary ending is to highlight the "good-for-nothingness" further. I was irked by the protagonist's naivety and his simple acceptance of most things that come his way. I think I shouldn't have expected an ambitious protagonist when it was clearly stated he is a good-for-nothing right in the title of the work.
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