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Kallocaína by Karin Boye

willevon's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.75

mittland's review against another edition

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5.0

don't have much to say. sorrow overwhelming. looking into the void.

imhp's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

infinimata's review against another edition

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5.0

A fine and frightening dystopia that remains sadly underpraised.

http://www.genjipress.com/2011/05/kallocain-karin-boye.html

lancefestivalen's review against another edition

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4.0

Jag vänder blad och ytterligare en av totalitarismens valspråk ges liv. Leo Kall:s värld är verkligen kall. Klinisk, grå - med glimtar av livet i Gluchoviskij:s [b:Metro|17274667|Metro 2033 (Metro #1)|Dmitry Glukhovsky|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1379621430s/17274667.jpg|5729918]-serie, även om livet under jord i Boyes roman handlar mer om en logisk konsekvens av att leva under ständigt hot.

Vänder ytterligare ett blad och kvinnans roll i det totalitära samhället framträder för mig efterhand jag läser texten. Logiken är genomgående densamma som idag står att finna i nya, nationalistiska partiers program och manifest - där nationen är överordnad individen och en verkligt fri individ är den som i hela sitt väsen uppgått i nationen.

Boye skrev Kallocain i skuggan av nazismens solförmörkande krigsdimma och Sovjetunionens själadödande terror under Stalin. Hon varnar oss för dess konsekvenser. Och Leo Kall, trots att han drivs av lojalitet och en okuvlig vilja att göra gott, blir hennes varnande exempel.

Vi får aldrig glömma att vara människor.

giunic's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

medianoche's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

4.25

sebastianhafner's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

merismisa's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

megsbookshelf81's review against another edition

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3.25

Give me a dystopia anyday! It was really interesting to read one by a woman too, you go girl. 
Overall I did really enjoy this book, the ending was very clever in leaving so many questions.
However, I did feel I got quite disinterested for the majority of the middle section of the book/ plot. I didn't care about Leo much and so I missed the Linda/ other people chat.