The Seventh Cross by Anna Seghers
The Seventh Cross

Anna Seghers

The Seventh Cross

Anna Seghers with Margaret Bettauer Dembo

388 pages first pub 1942 (editions)

fiction classics reflective sad medium-paced
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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...

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Community Reviews Summary of 210 reviews

Moods

tense 89%
dark 63%
reflective 57%
challenging 52%
sad 47%
emotional 36%
adventurous 31%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 15%
informative 10%
mysterious 5%

Pace

slow 57%
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

3.9

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