Dawn by Elie Wiesel, Frances Frenaye

Dawn

The Night Trilogy #2

Elie Wiesel, Frances Frenaye

81 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark reflective sad slow-paced
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Elisha is a young Jewish man, a Holocaust survivor, and an Israeli freedom fighter in British-controlled Palestine; John Dawson is the captured English officer he will murder at dawn in retribution for the British execution of a fellow freedom fig...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,823 reviews

Moods

dark 76%
emotional 62%
sad 62%
reflective 61%
tense 46%
challenging 37%
informative 6%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 2%

Pace

medium 33%
fast 33%
slow 32%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 31% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 56% | No: 28% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%

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3.74

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