The Assignment: or, On the Observing of the Observer of the Observers by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Theodore Ziolkowski, Joel Agee

The Assignment: or, On the Observing of the Observer of the Observers

Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Theodore Ziolkowski, Joel Agee

129 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction crime mystery challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

In Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s experimental thriller The Assignment, the wife of a psychiatrist has been raped and killed near a desert ruin in North Africa. Her husband hires a woman named F. to reconstruct the unsolved crime in a documentary film. F....

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Community Reviews Summary of 32 reviews

Moods

challenging 80%
dark 80%
mysterious 80%
tense 80%
adventurous 60%
reflective 40%

Pace

fast 60%
slow 20%
medium 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Average rating

3.33

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