The Iron Heel
by Jack London
Taste attributes: science fictionpoliticaldramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, original science-fiction novel: serious and moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
Generally considered to be "the earliest of the modern Dystopian," it chronicles the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States. It is arguably the novel in which Jack London's socialist views are most explicitly on display.
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- Author
- Jack London
- Published
- 1908
- Pages
- 287
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- Open Library
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