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512 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330513425
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Publishing
Publication date: 01 June 1996
Description
The New York State Library looms as a silent sanctuary of knowledge: a hundred-year-old labyrinth of towering bookcases, narrow aisles, and spiral staircases. But for Dr Stephen Swain and his eight-year-old daughter Holly it is a place of nightmar...
Community Reviews Summary of 846 reviews
Moods
tense 57%
dark 34%
mysterious 31%
challenging 28%
emotional 17%
sad 11%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 2%
reflective 2%
Pace
medium 9%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 62% | A mix: 31% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
No: 53% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 80% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, Violence, Blood512 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330513425
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Publishing
Publication date: 01 June 1996
Description
The New York State Library looms as a silent sanctuary of knowledge: a hundred-year-old labyrinth of towering bookcases, narrow aisles, and spiral staircases. But for Dr Stephen Swain and his eight-year-old daughter Holly it is a place of nightmar...
Community Reviews Summary of 846 reviews
Moods
tense 57%
dark 34%
mysterious 31%
challenging 28%
emotional 17%
sad 11%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 2%
reflective 2%
Pace
medium 9%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 62% | A mix: 31% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
No: 53% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 80% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, Violence, Blood