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516 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781606995518
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Publication date: 15 January 2013
Description
The setting: a boys boarding school in Germany, sometime in the latter 20th Century. Fourteen year-old Thomas Werner falls from a lonely pedestrian overpass to his death immediately after sending a single, brief letter to a schoolmate:To Juli, one...
Community Reviews Summary of 179 reviews
Moods
sad 82%
dark 64%
mysterious 52%
reflective 29%
hopeful 23%
tense 23%
challenging 11%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 35%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Bullying, AbandonmentModerate
Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual assaultMinor
Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment
516 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781606995518
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Publication date: 15 January 2013
Description
The setting: a boys boarding school in Germany, sometime in the latter 20th Century. Fourteen year-old Thomas Werner falls from a lonely pedestrian overpass to his death immediately after sending a single, brief letter to a schoolmate:To Juli, one...
Community Reviews Summary of 179 reviews
Moods
sad 82%
dark 64%
mysterious 52%
reflective 29%
hopeful 23%
tense 23%
challenging 11%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 35%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Bullying, AbandonmentModerate
Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual assaultMinor
Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment