Crisis by Karin Boye

Crisis

Karin Boye with Amanda Doxtater (Translator)

192 pages first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ reflective medium-paced
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Malin Forst is a precocious, devout twenty-year-old woman attending a Stockholm teachers' college in the 1930s. Confounded by a sudden crisis of faith, Malin plunges into a depression and a paralysis of will. Oscillating between poetic prose, soci...

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Community Reviews Summary of 142 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 54%
emotional 51%
dark 28%
sad 14%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 8%
tense 8%
hopeful 5%
informative 2%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 37%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 96% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 15%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.61

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