The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum: Or: How Violence Develops and Where It Can Lead by Heinrich Böll

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum: Or: How Violence Develops and Where It Can Lead

Heinrich Böll with Leila Vennewitz (Translator)

128 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics mysterious reflective slow-paced

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Nobel Prize winner Heinrich B ll's powerful novel about a woman terrorized by the media A Penguin Classic In an era in which journalists will stop at nothing to break a story, Henrich B ll's The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum has taken on heightened...

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Moods

reflective 56%
dark 49%
tense 36%
mysterious 34%
challenging 24%
informative 21%
sad 15%
emotional 13%
funny 5%
hopeful 4%
adventurous 2%
lighthearted 2%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 29%
slow 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 45% | Plot: 28% | Character: 23% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 38% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

No: 44% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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