Swastika Night by Daphne Patai, Anne-Sylvie Homassel, Katharine Burdekin

Swastika Night

Daphne Patai, Anne-Sylvie Homassel, Katharine Burdekin

196 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging reflective slow-paced
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Published in 1937, twelve years before Orwell's 1984, this novel projects a totally male-controlled fascist world that has eliminated women as we know them. They are breeders, kept as cattle, while men in this post-Hitlerian world are embittered a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 218 reviews

Moods

dark 85%
reflective 57%
challenging 47%
sad 33%
mysterious 19%
tense 19%
emotional 14%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 9%
informative 4%
relaxing 4%

Pace

medium 47%
slow 34%
fast 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 42% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 58% | No: 41%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 10% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.57

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