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8 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9798212236881
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 17 January 2023
Description
Dept. of Speculation meets Black Mirror in this lyrical, speculative debut about a queer mother raising her daughter in an unjust surveillance stateIn a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,630 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
reflective 62%
sad 57%
challenging 36%
hopeful 32%
tense 23%
funny 22%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 9%
adventurous 6%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Sexual content, Death of parentModerate
Police brutality, Homophobia, DeathMinor
Drug use8 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9798212236881
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 17 January 2023
Description
Dept. of Speculation meets Black Mirror in this lyrical, speculative debut about a queer mother raising her daughter in an unjust surveillance stateIn a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,630 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
reflective 62%
sad 57%
challenging 36%
hopeful 32%
tense 23%
funny 22%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 9%
adventurous 6%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Sexual content, Death of parentModerate
Police brutality, Homophobia, DeathMinor
Drug use