The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll, Leila Vennewitz

The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum

Heinrich Böll, Leila Vennewitz

144 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Katharina Blum is pretty, bright, hard-working. After falling in love with a young radical on the run from the police, she is portrayed by the city's leading newspaper as a whore, a communist and an atheist, and becomes the target of anonymous pho...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,224 reviews

Moods

reflective 61%
dark 47%
tense 36%
challenging 29%
mysterious 27%
informative 23%
sad 18%
emotional 15%
funny 10%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 43%
fast 39%
slow 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 26% | Character: 21%

Strong character development?

No: 38% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 29% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.6

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