Guilt: Stories by Ferdinand von Schirach

Guilt: Stories

Ferdinand von Schirach

160 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction crime short stories dark reflective tense fast-paced
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On a sweltering day in August, a small town drunkenly celebrates its six-hundredth anniversary with a funfair when an anonymous tip leads police to find a young woman brutally beaten, raped, and thrown under the floorboards of the very stage on wh...

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Community Reviews Summary of 830 reviews

Moods

dark 85%
reflective 48%
tense 46%
challenging 36%
emotional 33%
informative 29%
mysterious 27%
sad 24%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%

Pace

fast 77%
medium 18%
slow 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 39% | A mix: 35% | Character: 21% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 36% | No: 31% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 38% | N/A: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 57% | No: 27% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | N/A: 17% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%

Average rating

4.03

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