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288 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590519615
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Other Press LLC
Publication date: 09 November 2017
Description
Ninni Holmqvist's uncanny dystopian novel envisions a society in the not-so-distant future, where women over fifty and men over sixty who are unmarried and childless are sent to a retirement community called the Unit. They're given lavish apartmen...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,190 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 58%
emotional 56%
challenging 31%
tense 26%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 24%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Medical traumaModerate
Cancer, Terminal illness, Sexual contentMinor
Pregnancy, Mental illness, Abortion
288 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590519615
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Other Press LLC
Publication date: 09 November 2017
Description
Ninni Holmqvist's uncanny dystopian novel envisions a society in the not-so-distant future, where women over fifty and men over sixty who are unmarried and childless are sent to a retirement community called the Unit. They're given lavish apartmen...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,190 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 58%
emotional 56%
challenging 31%
tense 26%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 24%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Medical traumaModerate
Cancer, Terminal illness, Sexual contentMinor
Pregnancy, Mental illness, Abortion