The Passenger: A Novel by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz

The Passenger: A Novel

Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz with André Aciman (Contributor), Philip Boehm (Translator)

266 pages first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction historical dark sad tense medium-paced
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Berlin, November 1938. Jewish shops have been ransacked and looted, synagogues destroyed. As storm troopers pound on his door, Otto Silbermann, a respected businessman who fought for Germany in the Great War, is forced to sneak out the back of his...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 1,086 reviews

Moods

tense: 72%

dark: 66%

sad: 57%

emotional: 43%

reflective: 40%

challenging: 35%

adventurous: 24%

informative: 17%

hopeful: 4%

mysterious: 4%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 3%


Pace

36% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
23% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
52% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

31% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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