Kallocain by Karin Boye

Kallocain

Karin Boye

227 pages • first pub 1940 (editions) user-added

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective slow-paced
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Kallocain is ideal for readers who appreciate thought-provoking dystopian explorations of individuality under oppressive regimes, blending psychological tension with philosophical questions about truth and resistance.

Description

This is a novel of the future, profoundly sinister in its vision of a drab terror. Ironic and detached, the author shows us the totalitarian World-state through the eyes of a product of that state, scientist Leo Kall. Kall has invented a drug, kal...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 1,515 reviews

Moods

reflective: 76%

dark: 72%

tense: 37%

challenging: 35%

mysterious: 24%

sad: 19%

emotional: 15%

adventurous: 5%

hopeful: 5%

informative: 5%

inspiring: 5%

Pace

14% of readers chose fast
53% of readers chose medium
31% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
39% of readers chose A mix
47% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

70% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

69% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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