The Man Without Qualities

As I stated in my reviews of Books 1& 2, The Man Without Qualities is truly a unique piece of literature. Books 1& 2 focused on Ulrich's views of and place in society, a society he considered banal and clichéd and from which he held himself apart; in book 3, we are introduced to Agathe, Ulrich's sister, and his inner dialogue focuses more on the personal and the moral, although morality as defined by Ulrich is certainly not the same morality as defined by traditionalists. What makes this book so difficult to review is that although it's filled with plots and characters, all of whom are charming or insane or aristocratic or wanna be's, The Man Without Qualities is really all about Ulrich's search for how to be, which doesn't sound terribly appealing. But it is. Musil has created a character that the reader wants to know, and wants to understand. The seriousness with which he approaches problems of life can be wildly funny, extremely dense, or plain old trite. But they are never uninteresting. When I finished this book, I felt satisfied, quenched, sated. I don't know how else to put it. You must give it a try.

The book is grandiose, this seller less so. Nowhere indicated this is Vol. 3, which seems quite relevant at the time of purchase

Exactly as described. Shipped quickly. It was a gift and person who received it was very happy with it. Thanks for a nice book.