The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll

The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum

Heinrich Böll with Leila Vennewitz

141 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics mysterious reflective slow-paced

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Nobel Prize winner Heinrich B ll's powerful novel about a woman terrorized by the media A Penguin Classic In an era in which journalists will stop at nothing to break a story, Henrich B ll's The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum has taken on heightened...

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Moods

reflective 58%
dark 47%
tense 37%
mysterious 30%
challenging 29%
informative 23%
emotional 15%
sad 15%
funny 8%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

medium 45%
fast 36%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 49% | Plot: 28% | Character: 20% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 38% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 79% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 19% | N/A: 6%

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