I Am the Brother of XX by Fleur Jaeggy

I Am the Brother of XX

Fleur Jaeggy with Gini Alhadeff (Translator)

128 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction short stories dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
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Fleur Jaeggy is often noted for her terse and telegraphic style, which brews up a haunting paradox: despite a zero-at-the-bone baseline, her fiction is intensely moving. As April Bernard commented in Newsday, how work “could be so chilly and so pa...

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Community Reviews

3.43
based on 180 reviews

Moods

dark: 68%

mysterious: 59%

reflective: 50%

challenging: 40%

tense: 27%

emotional: 13%

funny: 9%

sad: 4%


Pace

22% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
22% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
18% of readers chose A mix
45% of readers chose Character
27% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
33% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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