The Execution of Justice by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Friedrich Dürrenmatt
The Execution of Justice

Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Friedrich Dürrenmatt

The Execution of Justice

Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Friedrich Dürrenmatt

216 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics crime dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
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In 1935 Dr Isaak Kohler, a distinguished Zurich councilman, walks into a restaurant full of well-known politicians, businessmen and artists, and shoots a university professor in open view. For his crime, Kohler is sentenced to twenty years in pris...

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Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews

Moods

challenging 83%
reflective 66%
mysterious 50%
funny 33%
dark 25%
tense 16%
adventurous 8%
emotional 8%
sad 8%

Pace

slow 46%
medium 30%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Plot: 30% | Character: 23%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 61% | No: 23% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 92% | Yes: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.53

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