138 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812432855
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 01 September 1981
Description
The Wave is based on a true incident that occurred in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom when hist...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,559 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
informative 50%
tense 47%
challenging 35%
emotional 20%
sad 9%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 8%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 19%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 55% | A mix: 32% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, AntisemitismModerate
Bullying, Genocide, ViolenceMinor
Hate crime
138 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812432855
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 01 September 1981
Description
The Wave is based on a true incident that occurred in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom when hist...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,559 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
informative 50%
tense 47%
challenging 35%
emotional 20%
sad 9%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 8%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 19%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 55% | A mix: 32% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, AntisemitismModerate
Bullying, Genocide, ViolenceMinor
Hate crime