Crisis by Karin Boye

Crisis

Karin Boye with Amanda Doxtater (Translator)

192 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ reflective medium-paced

Description

Malin Forst is a precocious, devout twenty-year-old woman attending a Stockholm teachers' college in the 1930s. Confounded by a sudden crisis of faith, Malin plunges into a depression and a paralysis of will. Oscillating between poetic prose, soci...

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Community Reviews Summary of 75 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 60%
dark 40%
emotional 40%
sad 26%
inspiring 13%
tense 6%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 38%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 37% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.59

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