Billiards at Half-Past Nine by Heinrich Böll

Billiards at Half-Past Nine

Heinrich Böll with Patrick Bowles (Translator)

295 pages first pub 1959 (editions) user-added

fiction classics challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Heinrich Böll's well-known, vehement opposition to fascism and war informs this moving story of Robert Faehmel. After being drawn into the Second World War to command retreating German forces despite his anti-Nazi feelings, Faehmel struggles to re...

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Community Reviews Summary of 169 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 85%
emotional 71%
sad 71%
dark 28%
informative 28%
mysterious 14%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

3.95

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