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216 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)
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Language: English
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Description
Darkness at Noon (from the German: Sonnenfinsternis) is a novel by the Hungarian-born British novelist Arthur Koestler, first published in 1940. His best-known work tells the tale of Rubashov, a Bolshevik 1917 revolutionary who is cast out, impris...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,581 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
challenging 54%
tense 51%
sad 36%
emotional 20%
informative 15%
mysterious 14%
adventurous 6%
funny 3%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalizationModerate
Alcohol, Classism, ColonisationMinor
Torture, War, Vomit216 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Darkness at Noon (from the German: Sonnenfinsternis) is a novel by the Hungarian-born British novelist Arthur Koestler, first published in 1940. His best-known work tells the tale of Rubashov, a Bolshevik 1917 revolutionary who is cast out, impris...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,581 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
challenging 54%
tense 51%
sad 36%
emotional 20%
informative 15%
mysterious 14%
adventurous 6%
funny 3%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalizationModerate
Alcohol, Classism, ColonisationMinor
Torture, War, Vomit