Billiards at Half-Past Nine by Heinrich Böll

Billiards at Half-Past Nine

Heinrich Böll with Patrick Bowles (Translator)

288 pages first pub 1959 (view editions)

fiction classics challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Heinrich Böll's well-known, vehement opposition to fascism and war informs this moving story of Robert Faehmel. After being drawn into the Second World War to command retreating German forces despite his anti-Nazi feelings, Faehmel struggles to re...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 326 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

emotional: 78%

challenging: 65%

sad: 52%

dark: 30%

informative: 17%

tense: 17%

adventurous: 8%

mysterious: 8%

funny: 4%

hopeful: 4%


Pace

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27% of readers chose medium
68% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

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17% of readers chose A mix
70% of readers chose Character
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Strong character development?

29% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
55% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
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