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269 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780380181766
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Publication date: 01 February 1974
Description
If Charles Dickens has written speculative fiction, he might have created a novel as intricate, passionate, and lacerating as Thomas M. Disch's visionary portrait of the underbelly of 21st-century New York City. The residents of the public housing...
Community Reviews Summary of 93 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
dark 66%
sad 44%
emotional 22%
funny 11%
lighthearted 11%
mysterious 11%
tense 11%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Violence, MurderModerate
Racism, Racial slurs, SuicideMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Incest269 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780380181766
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Publication date: 01 February 1974
Description
If Charles Dickens has written speculative fiction, he might have created a novel as intricate, passionate, and lacerating as Thomas M. Disch's visionary portrait of the underbelly of 21st-century New York City. The residents of the public housing...
Community Reviews Summary of 93 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
dark 66%
sad 44%
emotional 22%
funny 11%
lighthearted 11%
mysterious 11%
tense 11%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Violence, MurderModerate
Racism, Racial slurs, SuicideMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Incest