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160 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781612192819
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Melville House
Publication date: 04 February 2014
Description
In its first-ever unexpurgated edition, a sci-fi landmark that's a comic and suspenseful tour-de-force, and puts distraction in a whole new light: It's not you, it's the universe! Boris and Arkady Strugatsky were the greatest science fiction write...
Community Reviews Summary of 319 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
tense 35%
challenging 32%
funny 23%
dark 20%
adventurous 11%
emotional 11%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 38% | A mix: 38% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 34% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 65% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide, Murder
160 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781612192819
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Melville House
Publication date: 04 February 2014
Description
In its first-ever unexpurgated edition, a sci-fi landmark that's a comic and suspenseful tour-de-force, and puts distraction in a whole new light: It's not you, it's the universe! Boris and Arkady Strugatsky were the greatest science fiction write...
Community Reviews Summary of 319 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
tense 35%
challenging 32%
funny 23%
dark 20%
adventurous 11%
emotional 11%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 38% | A mix: 38% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 34% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 65% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide, Murder