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340 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780756405243
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: DAW Hardcover
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Mags had been working at the Pieters’s mine, slaving in the dark, cold seams, looking for sparklies, for as long as he could remember. The children who worked the mine were orphans, kids who had been abandoned, who had lost their parents, or were ...
Community Reviews Summary of 863 reviews
Moods
hopeful 66%
emotional 27%
lighthearted 27%
dark 22%
inspiring 22%
mysterious 22%
relaxing 16%
funny 11%
reflective 5%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 88% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Death, ViolenceModerate
TraffickingMinor
Ableism, Child death, Miscarriage
340 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780756405243
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: DAW Hardcover
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Mags had been working at the Pieters’s mine, slaving in the dark, cold seams, looking for sparklies, for as long as he could remember. The children who worked the mine were orphans, kids who had been abandoned, who had lost their parents, or were ...
Community Reviews Summary of 863 reviews
Moods
hopeful 66%
emotional 27%
lighthearted 27%
dark 22%
inspiring 22%
mysterious 22%
relaxing 16%
funny 11%
reflective 5%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 88% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Death, ViolenceModerate
TraffickingMinor
Ableism, Child death, Miscarriage