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384 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781613472972
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Centipede Press
Publication date: 06 October 2022
Description
Babel-17Language is a tool so powerful that in the wrong hands it can be used as a weapon. All the more reason to be prepared for the unexpected…if you can read between the lines.For their part, the Alliance has taken every precaution to do just t...
Community Reviews Summary of 300 reviews
Moods
mysterious 47%
challenging 45%
reflective 45%
informative 12%
inspiring 10%
emotional 7%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
funny 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 42%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Plot: 38% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Confinement, Death
384 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781613472972
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Centipede Press
Publication date: 06 October 2022
Description
Babel-17Language is a tool so powerful that in the wrong hands it can be used as a weapon. All the more reason to be prepared for the unexpected…if you can read between the lines.For their part, the Alliance has taken every precaution to do just t...
Community Reviews Summary of 300 reviews
Moods
mysterious 47%
challenging 45%
reflective 45%
informative 12%
inspiring 10%
emotional 7%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
funny 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 42%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Plot: 38% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Confinement, Death