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344 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140025941
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 18 October 1976
Description
All eyes were watching the eclipse of the Moon when the Wanderer--a huge, garishly colored artificial world--emerged. Only a few scientists even suspected its presence, and then, suddenly and silently, it arrived, dwarfing and threatening the Moon...
Community Reviews Summary of 164 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
mysterious 57%
emotional 28%
tense 28%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
informative 14%
sad 14%
Pace
medium 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 71% | Plot: 14% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Alcohol, War, DeathMinor
Blood, Rape, Homophobia
344 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140025941
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 18 October 1976
Description
All eyes were watching the eclipse of the Moon when the Wanderer--a huge, garishly colored artificial world--emerged. Only a few scientists even suspected its presence, and then, suddenly and silently, it arrived, dwarfing and threatening the Moon...
Community Reviews Summary of 164 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
mysterious 57%
emotional 28%
tense 28%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
informative 14%
sad 14%
Pace
medium 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 71% | Plot: 14% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Alcohol, War, DeathMinor
Blood, Rape, Homophobia