The Execution of Justice by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Friedrich Dürrenmatt
The Execution of Justice
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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The Execution of Justice

Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Friedrich Dürrenmatt

216 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics crime dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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In 1935 Dr Isaak Kohler, a distinguished Zurich councilman, walks into a restaurant full of well-known politicians, businessmen and artists, and shoots a university professor in open view. For his crime, Kohler is sentenced to twenty years in pris...

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Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews

Moods

challenging 66%
reflective 66%
funny 50%
mysterious 50%
dark 33%
emotional 16%
tense 16%

Pace

slow 50%
fast 33%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 50% | A mix: 33% | Character: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.71

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