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182 pages • first pub 1940 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B07NVSSH9P
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 28 November 2019
Description
A pioneering work of dystopian fiction from one of Sweden's most acclaimed writersWritten midway between Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four, as the terrible events of the Second World War were unfolding, Kallocain depicts a totalitarian 'Wo...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,260 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
tense 39%
challenging 36%
mysterious 24%
sad 19%
emotional 13%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Domestic abuseMinor
War, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts182 pages • first pub 1940 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B07NVSSH9P
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 28 November 2019
Description
A pioneering work of dystopian fiction from one of Sweden's most acclaimed writersWritten midway between Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four, as the terrible events of the Second World War were unfolding, Kallocain depicts a totalitarian 'Wo...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,260 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
tense 39%
challenging 36%
mysterious 24%
sad 19%
emotional 13%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Domestic abuseMinor
War, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts