It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, Michael R. Meyer

It Can't Happen Here

Sinclair Lewis, Michael R. Meyer

400 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian politics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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The only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith, It Can't Happen Here is a cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold ...

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Moods

dark 82%
challenging 63%
reflective 50%
tense 50%
sad 19%
emotional 17%
informative 16%
funny 10%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 43%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 52% | A mix: 37% | Character: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 34% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 40% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 21%

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3.7

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