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384 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394749778
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 August 1981
Description
This is the first volume in the series of novels Doris Lessing calls collectively Canopus in Argos: Archives. Presented as a compilation of documents, reports, letters, speeches and journal entries, this purports to be a general study of the plane...
Community Reviews Summary of 197 reviews
Moods
dark 42%
mysterious 42%
hopeful 28%
reflective 28%
emotional 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Moderate
Suicide, Xenophobia, ViolenceMinor
Genocide, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse384 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394749778
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 August 1981
Description
This is the first volume in the series of novels Doris Lessing calls collectively Canopus in Argos: Archives. Presented as a compilation of documents, reports, letters, speeches and journal entries, this purports to be a general study of the plane...
Community Reviews Summary of 197 reviews
Moods
dark 42%
mysterious 42%
hopeful 28%
reflective 28%
emotional 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide, Xenophobia, ViolenceMinor
Genocide, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse