The Seventh Cross by Anna Seghers
The Seventh Cross

Anna Seghers

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fiction classics reflective sad medium-paced
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Written in 1939, first published in 1942, a national bestseller and a 1943 BOMC Main Selection, The Seventh Cross presented a still doubtful, naive America a first-hand account of life in Hitler's Germany and of the horrors of the concentration ca...

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Community Reviews

3.92
based on 312 reviews

Moods

tense: 81%

challenging: 62%

dark: 62%

reflective: 54%

emotional: 43%

sad: 43%

hopeful: 40%

adventurous: 29%

informative: 21%

inspiring: 18%

mysterious: 2%


Pace

54% of readers chose medium
45% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

30% of readers chose Plot
45% of readers chose A mix
24% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

34% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
58% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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