The Artificial Silk Girl by Irmgard Keun

The Artificial Silk Girl

Irmgard Keun with Kathie von Ankum (Translator)

160 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

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Doris is going to be a big star. Wearing a stolen fur coat and recently fired from her office job, she takes an all-night train to Berlin to make it in the movies. But what she encounters in the city is not fame and fortune, but gnawing hunger, se...

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Community Reviews

3.63
based on 856 reviews

Moods

reflective: 63%

funny: 57%

emotional: 42%

sad: 37%

dark: 28%

adventurous: 23%

lighthearted: 21%

challenging: 16%

informative: 11%

inspiring: 11%

hopeful: 8%

tense: 7%

mysterious: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

30% of readers chose fast
49% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
14% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
74% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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