The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

Heinrich Böll with Leila Vennewitz

fiction classics mysterious reflective slow-paced

140 pages | first published 1974

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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 54%
dark 49%
tense 40%
mysterious 30%
challenging 23%
informative 20%
sad 20%
emotional 16%
funny 5%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 53%
fast 31%
slow 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 42% | Character: 27% | Plot: 27% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 35% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

No: 44% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13% | N/A: 6%

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