It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis

It Can't Happen Here

Sinclair Lewis with Grover Gardner

14 hours, 45 minutes first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian politics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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In 1936, the American electorate votes a populist presidential candidate into the White House, where he rewrites the Constitution and declares Congress obsolete – thereby ushering fascism into the United States. The story follows dissenting newspa...

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Moods

dark 83%
challenging 62%
reflective 50%
tense 50%
sad 20%
emotional 17%
informative 15%
funny 10%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 43%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 51% | A mix: 37% | Character: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 34% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 39% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 22%

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3.7

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