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

Description

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 169 reviews

Moods

dark 86%
reflective 66%
challenging 60%
sad 33%
tense 26%
emotional 20%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%

Pace

slow 43%
medium 43%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 71% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 21% | N/A: 7%

Average rating

3.59

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