Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Alfred Döblin

457 pages • first pub 1929 (editions) user-added

fiction classics mystery challenging dark slow-paced
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The inspiration for Rainer Werner Fassbinder's epic film and that The Guardian named one of the Top 100 Books of All Time, Berlin Alexanderplatz is considered one of the most important works of the Weimar Republic and twentieth century literature....

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 831 reviews

Moods

challenging: 67%

dark: 65%

reflective: 42%

sad: 38%

tense: 38%

adventurous: 26%

funny: 25%

emotional: 23%

mysterious: 13%

informative: 11%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
55% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

89% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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