La promessa by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

La promessa

Friedrich Dürrenmatt with Lino Musella (Narrator)

4 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 1957 (editions) user-added

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Set in a small town in Switzerland, The Pledge centers around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim's mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective l...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 768 reviews

Moods

dark: 72%

mysterious: 67%

tense: 44%

reflective: 34%

sad: 33%

challenging: 22%

emotional: 14%

adventurous: 8%

informative: 4%

hopeful: 3%

funny: 1%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

34% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
17% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

35% of readers chose Plot
35% of readers chose A mix
26% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

43% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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