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

Swastika Night

Daphne Patai, Anne-Sylvie Homassel, Katharine Burdekin

208 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, Swastika Night projects a totally male-controlled fascist world that has eliminated women as we know them. Women are breeders, kept as cattle, while men in this post-Hitlerian world are embitte...

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Community Reviews Summary of 211 reviews

Moods

dark 83%
reflective 61%
challenging 44%
sad 33%
tense 22%
emotional 16%
mysterious 16%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
relaxing 5%

Pace

medium 45%
slow 35%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 47% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | No: 46%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 11% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.57

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