Schuld: Stories by Ferdinand von Schirach

Schuld: Stories

Ferdinand von Schirach

199 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction crime mystery short stories dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

Description

On a sweltering day in August, a small town drunkenly celebrates its six-hundredth anniversary with a funfair when an anonymous tip leads police to find a young woman brutally beaten, raped, and thrown under the floorboards of the very stage on wh...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,352 reviews

Moods

dark 70%
reflective 47%
informative 42%
tense 38%
mysterious 35%
emotional 34%
challenging 33%
sad 21%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 7%
funny 3%
lighthearted 2%
hopeful 1%

Pace

fast 79%
medium 18%
slow 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 37% | Plot: 34% | Character: 23% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 34% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 32% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 57% | No: 21% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%

Average rating

4.1

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