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240 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400043927
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 10 July 2007
Description
Award-winning author Jennifer Egan brilliantly conjures a world from which escape is impossible and where the keep-–the tower, the last stand-–is both everything worth protecting and the very thing that must be surrendered in order to survive. Two...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,478 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
adventurous 37%
tense 37%
reflective 34%
emotional 28%
challenging 25%
sad 15%
funny 9%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 36% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Gun violence, MurderModerate
Drug abuse, Medical content, InfidelityMinor
Car accident, Child death, Rape
240 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400043927
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 10 July 2007
Description
Award-winning author Jennifer Egan brilliantly conjures a world from which escape is impossible and where the keep-–the tower, the last stand-–is both everything worth protecting and the very thing that must be surrendered in order to survive. Two...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,478 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
adventurous 37%
tense 37%
reflective 34%
emotional 28%
challenging 25%
sad 15%
funny 9%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 36% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Gun violence, MurderModerate
Drug abuse, Medical content, InfidelityMinor
Car accident, Child death, Rape