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320 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780765323132
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication date: 12 March 2013
Description
First published in 2006, Jo Walton's Farthing was hailed as a masterpiece, a darkly romantic thriller set in an alternate postwar England sliding into fascism. Eight years after they overthrew Churchill and led Britain into a separate peace with H...
Community Reviews Summary of 872 reviews
Moods
dark 59%
tense 44%
adventurous 22%
sad 22%
emotional 18%
reflective 18%
challenging 11%
funny 7%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 41% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 30%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 43% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 41% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 39% | It's complicated: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Homophobia, Religious bigotryModerate
Murder, Outing, ClassismMinor
Genocide, War, Xenophobia
320 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780765323132
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication date: 12 March 2013
Description
First published in 2006, Jo Walton's Farthing was hailed as a masterpiece, a darkly romantic thriller set in an alternate postwar England sliding into fascism. Eight years after they overthrew Churchill and led Britain into a separate peace with H...
Community Reviews Summary of 872 reviews
Moods
dark 59%
tense 44%
adventurous 22%
sad 22%
emotional 18%
reflective 18%
challenging 11%
funny 7%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 41% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 30%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 43% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 41% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 39% | It's complicated: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Homophobia, Religious bigotryModerate
Murder, Outing, ClassismMinor
Genocide, War, Xenophobia