Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood

Mr Norris Changes Trains

The Berlin Novels #1

Christopher Isherwood

230 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

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After a chance encounter on a train the English teacher William Bradshaw starts a close friendship with the mildly sinister Arthur Norris. Norris is a man of contradictions; lavish but heavily in debt, excessively polite but sexually deviant. Firs...

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Moods

mysterious 53%
funny 44%
dark 41%
reflective 41%
adventurous 26%
tense 25%
challenging 17%
informative 17%
lighthearted 16%
emotional 10%
sad 10%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 70%
slow 18%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 28% | Yes: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 55% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.66

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