Compulsion by Meyer Levin

Compulsion

Meyer Levin

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fiction crime historical true crime challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
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The basis of the award-winning film starring Orson Welles, Compulsion gives a shocking fictionalized account of the Leopold-Loeb murder case - in which two young graduates of the University of Chicago kidnapped and killed a child for the intellect...

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Community Reviews

4.0
based on 134 reviews

Moods

dark: 90%

challenging: 63%

informative: 63%

tense: 63%

reflective: 54%

emotional: 45%

mysterious: 36%

sad: 36%

adventurous: 9%


Pace

41% of readers chose medium
58% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
55% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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