Cassandra by Christa Wolf

Cassandra

Christa Wolf with Jan van Heurck (Translator)

320 pages • first pub 1983 (editions) user-added

fiction classics fantasy historical literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Cassandra, daughter of the King of Troy, is endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed. After ten years of war, Troy has fallen to the Greeks, and Cassandra is now a prisoner, shackled up outside the gates of Agamemnon’s Myce...

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Moods

reflective 77%
challenging 56%
dark 54%
emotional 50%
sad 45%
tense 28%
mysterious 13%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
adventurous 6%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 43%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 56% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 29% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 41% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

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