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688 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525432937
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 04 December 2018
Description
A Best Science Fiction Book of 2017 -- The Guardian From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, comes a virtuosic new novel set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state, that is equal parts dark comedy, gripping det...
Community Reviews Summary of 837 reviews
Moods
mysterious 82%
dark 44%
adventurous 39%
reflective 28%
tense 26%
funny 11%
emotional 6%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 1%
sad 1%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Plot: 23% | Character: 19% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism688 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525432937
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 04 December 2018
Description
A Best Science Fiction Book of 2017 -- The Guardian From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, comes a virtuosic new novel set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state, that is equal parts dark comedy, gripping det...
Community Reviews Summary of 837 reviews
Moods
mysterious 82%
dark 44%
adventurous 39%
reflective 28%
tense 26%
funny 11%
emotional 6%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 1%
sad 1%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Plot: 23% | Character: 19% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism