The Star Rover
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The Star Rover

by Jack London

1915•Drama•329 pages

Taste attributes: dramafantasyhistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA dark, original novel: emotional and weighty. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

"In The Star Rover London indicts the savagery of prison life: San Quentin death row inmate Darrell Standing can escape his confinement and torture only by withdrawing into dreams of past lives during what he calls his "eternal recurrence on earth." Thus the fantastic becomes a vehicle for exposing social inequities and religious hypocrisy.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFantasyHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

California State Prison at San QuentinDeath row inmates in fictionReincarnationReincarnation in fictionDeath row inmatesPrisoners in fictionPrisonersPrisons

Details

Author
Jack London
Published
1915
Pages
329
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