The Doomed City by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

The Doomed City

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

480 pages • first pub 1989 (editions) user-added

fiction science fiction reflective sad slow-paced
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"The Doomed City is set in an experimental city whose sun gets switched on in the morning and switched off at night, bordered by an abyss on one side and an impossibly high wall on the other. Its inhabitants are people who were plucked from twenti...

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Community Reviews Summary of 281 reviews

Moods

reflective 79%
dark 72%
challenging 65%
mysterious 58%
sad 27%
adventurous 24%
tense 24%
funny 13%
emotional 10%
hopeful 10%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%

Pace

slow 51%
medium 44%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 52% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.86

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