The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

Heinrich Böll with Leila Vennewitz (Translator)

140 pages • first pub 1974 (editions) user-added

fiction classics mysterious reflective slow-paced
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In an era in which journalists will stop at nothing to break a big story, Henrich Böll's The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum has taken on heightened relevance. A young woman's association with a hunted man makes her the target of a journalist determi...

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Community Reviews

3.62
based on 1,696 reviews

Moods

reflective: 62%

dark: 45%

tense: 40%

challenging: 30%

mysterious: 25%

informative: 24%

emotional: 17%

sad: 17%

funny: 10%

adventurous: 5%

inspiring: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

hopeful: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

41% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

26% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
21% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

35% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

54% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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