Metropolis by Thea von Harbou

Metropolis

Thea von Harbou

250 pages first pub 1925 (editions) user-added

fiction classics science fiction challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
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This is Metropolis, the novel that the film's screenwriter -- Thea von Harbou, who was director Fritz Lang's wife, and a collaborator in the creation of the film -- this is the novel that Harbou wrote from her own notes. It contains bits of the st...

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Community Reviews

3.25
based on 191 reviews

Moods

tense: 73%

challenging: 52%

dark: 52%

mysterious: 47%

reflective: 47%

emotional: 43%

adventurous: 34%

hopeful: 21%

inspiring: 21%

informative: 4%

sad: 4%


Pace

25% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

31% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
21% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

54% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

35% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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