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Anna Seghers
388 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349010670
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Written in 1939, first published in 1942, a national bestseller and a 1943 BOMC Main Selection, The Seventh Cross presented a still doubtful, naive America a first-hand account of life in Hitler's Germany and of the horrors of the concentration ca...
Community Reviews Summary of 210 reviews
Moods
dark 63%
reflective 57%
challenging 52%
sad 47%
emotional 36%
adventurous 31%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 15%
informative 10%
mysterious 5%
Pace
medium 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 27% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 35% | No: 29%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 43%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Confinement, Death, Genocide—
Anna Seghers
388 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349010670
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Written in 1939, first published in 1942, a national bestseller and a 1943 BOMC Main Selection, The Seventh Cross presented a still doubtful, naive America a first-hand account of life in Hitler's Germany and of the horrors of the concentration ca...
Community Reviews Summary of 210 reviews
Moods
dark 63%
reflective 57%
challenging 52%
sad 47%
emotional 36%
adventurous 31%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 15%
informative 10%
mysterious 5%
Pace
medium 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 27% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 35% | No: 29%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 43%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Confinement, Death, Genocide