The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll, Leila Vennewitz

The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum

Heinrich Böll, Leila Vennewitz

fiction classics mysterious reflective slow-paced

144 pages | first published 1974

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Katharina Blum is pretty, bright, hard-working. After falling in love with a young radical on the run from the police, she is portrayed by the city's leading newspaper as a whore, a communist and an atheist, and becomes the target of anonymous pho...
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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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