Danton's Death by Georg Büchner

Danton's Death

Georg Büchner

60 pages first pub 1835 (editions)

fiction classics play dark reflective slow-paced

Description

This is your rhetoric translated. These wretches, these executioners, the guillotine are your speeches come to life. You have built your doctrines out of human heads... Why should an event that transforms the whole of humanity not advance through ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 231 reviews

Moods

dark 73%
challenging 60%
tense 53%
reflective 46%
informative 26%
sad 20%
adventurous 13%
emotional 13%
inspiring 6%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 37%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 40% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 30%

Strong character development?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

No: 44% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%

Average rating

3.13

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