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Melody (German edition)

By: Martin Suter
Narrated by: Andreas Fröhlich
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In einer Villa am Zürichberg wohnt Alt-Nationalrat Dr. Stotz, umgeben von Porträts einer jungen Frau. Melody war einst seine Verlobte, doch kurz vor der Hochzeit – vor über 40 Jahren – ist sie verschwunden. Bis heute kommt Stotz nicht darüber hinweg. Davon erzählt er dem jungen Tom Elmer, der seinen Nachlass ordnen soll. Nach und nach stellt sich Tom die Frage, ob sein Chef wirklich ist, wer er vorgibt zu sein. Zusammen mit Stotz' Großnichte Laura beginnt er, Nachforschungen zu betreiben, die an ferne Orte führen – und in eine Vergangenheit, wo Wahrheit und Fiktion gefährlich nahe beieinanderliegen.

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Critic reviews

Martin Suter gilt als Meister einer eleganten Feder, die so fein geschliffen ist, dass man die Stiche oft erst hinterher spürt.
-- Monika Willer / Westfalenpost)

Martin Suter hat die seltene Gabe, Schweres leicht erscheinen zu lassen. Er schreibt einen Bestseller nach dem anderen, die inhaltlich wie literarisch glänzen.
-- Michael Knoll / Bücher

Wenn es überhaupt einen Schriftsteller gibt, dessen Feder man gern entsprungen wäre, dann ihn.
-- Elmar Krekeler / Berliner Morgenpost

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The Worst Suter ?

Martin Suter used to be a genius writer and relative to his other works, this is terrible.

Totally bizarre story of lies built upon lies with very questionable motives by all parties (why lie again at the end?).

Many interesting set ups which never get a pay-off (who was in the villa at night?).

Totally useless love-story (Tom +) inside a love story (Peter + Melody) outside other love-stories (Melody + ).

Unclear who the protagonist really is (Tom? Old Peter ?, Young Peter ? Melody ?).

Very flat or no character arcs: Peter keeps lying about everything, so does everyone else, except for Tom, who is just along for the ride.

No real stakes for anyone except for a predetermined and unavoidable death, getting to know the truth after a life of lying (Peter) and lying before dying even though you said you wanted to tell the truth (Joe).

Almost totally boring to read except for the hope that genius Suter will deliver something grand at the end, only to uncover another lie without any consequence.

Compare this to "Small World" with a very real protagonist, very real stakes, and a very real character redemption.

Sorry Martin, I understand you probably make at least $1 Million + when you whip out something sloppy like this, but it doesn't do you justice. Do another Almen if you need some extra money.

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