The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

Heinrich Böll with Leila Vennewitz

140 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Nobel Prize winner Heinrich B ll's powerful novel about a woman terrorized by the media A Penguin Classic In an era in which journalists will stop at nothing to break a story, Henrich B ll's The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum has taken on heightened...

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Moods

reflective 61%
dark 47%
tense 36%
challenging 29%
mysterious 27%
informative 23%
sad 18%
emotional 15%
funny 10%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 43%
fast 39%
slow 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 26% | Character: 21%

Strong character development?

No: 38% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 29% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.6

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