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246 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780575088009
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Orion
Publication date: 05 March 2012
Description
Astronauts explore an alien spacecraft hurtling toward the sun in this Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel—“a stone-cold classic” of hard sci-fi (The Guardian). An enormous cylindrical object has entered Earth’s solar system on a collision course ...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,335 reviews
Moods
mysterious 83%
tense 31%
reflective 24%
inspiring 19%
informative 14%
hopeful 11%
challenging 9%
dark 3%
lighthearted 3%
funny 2%
emotional 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 87% | A mix: 7% | Character: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Sexism, Infidelity, MisogynyModerate
Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, RacismMinor
Sexual content, Medical content, Colonisation246 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780575088009
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Orion
Publication date: 05 March 2012
Description
Astronauts explore an alien spacecraft hurtling toward the sun in this Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel—“a stone-cold classic” of hard sci-fi (The Guardian). An enormous cylindrical object has entered Earth’s solar system on a collision course ...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,335 reviews
Moods
mysterious 83%
tense 31%
reflective 24%
inspiring 19%
informative 14%
hopeful 11%
challenging 9%
dark 3%
lighthearted 3%
funny 2%
emotional 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 87% | A mix: 7% | Character: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Infidelity, MisogynyModerate
Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, RacismMinor
Sexual content, Medical content, Colonisation