Accident: A Day's News by Christa Wolf

Accident: A Day's News

Christa Wolf with Rick Takvorian (Translator), Heike Schwarzbauer (Translator)

121 pages first pub 1987 (view editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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An East German writer, awaiting a call from the hospital where her brother is undergoing brain surgery, instead receives news of a massive nuclear accident at Chernobyl, one thousand miles away. In the space of a single day, in a potent, lyrical s...

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Community Reviews

3.37
based on 118 reviews

Moods

reflective: 85%

emotional: 50%

challenging: 42%

informative: 21%

inspiring: 21%

sad: 21%

tense: 21%

dark: 14%

funny: 7%

hopeful: 7%

mysterious: 7%


Pace

23% of readers chose fast
23% of readers chose medium
53% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
81% of readers chose Character
9% of readers chose N/A
Plot
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

80% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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