The Appointment by Herta Müller

The Appointment

Herta Müller with Philip Boehm, Michael Hulse

208 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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From the winner of the IMPAC Award and the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature, a fierce and devastating novel about a young woman's discovery of betrayal in the most intimate reaches of her life"I've been summoned. Thursday, ten sharp." Thus begins a ...

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Community Reviews

3.38
based on 389 reviews

Moods

reflective: 71%

dark: 61%

challenging: 52%

tense: 47%

emotional: 33%

sad: 28%

mysterious: 19%

informative: 9%

inspiring: 4%

Pace

28% of readers chose medium
72% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

44% of readers chose A mix
55% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

11% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

29% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

43% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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