Sultana's Dream: A Feminist Utopia and Selections from The Secluded Ones by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

Sultana's Dream: A Feminist Utopia and Selections from The Secluded Ones

Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain with Hanna Papanek, Roushan Jahan

104 pages first pub 1905 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Sultana’s Dream, first published in 1905 in a Madras English newspaper, is a witty feminist utopia—a tale of reverse purdah that posits a world in which men are confined indoors and women have taken over the public sphere, ending a war nonviolentl...

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Community Reviews Summary of 91 reviews

Moods

informative 66%
challenging 41%
reflective 41%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
sad 33%
adventurous 16%
emotional 16%
dark 8%
funny 8%

Pace

fast 45%
medium 45%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 50% | Plot: 16% | Character: 16% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

N/A: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 60% | Yes: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | N/A: 28%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 75% | No: 25%

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