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The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek

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jadedubya's review

4.0

a hard one to rate. i found the translation hard to understand a lot of the times, which is no fault of the author, but it did make the reading experience less than ideal.
however it does seem almost impossible for me not to love an unhinged woman story. bonus points for the smothering mother presents and sadomasochism.

lisali's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

caeleigh's review

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.5

lettazett's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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elmo_isoutside's review against another edition

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dark

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abbyj_04's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

absolutely haunting; the last thirty pages are ingrained in my mind. i’ve never read anything like this before (both in content and style) and i don’t think anything attempting to do something similar will ever live up to it. babygirl wishes it was this.