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345 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780441016686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
The first novel in Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross's witty Laundry Files series. Bob Howard is a low-level techie working for a super-secret government agency. While his colleagues are out saving the world, Bob's under a desk restoring l...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,462 reviews
Moods
funny 65%
dark 58%
mysterious 52%
tense 26%
lighthearted 22%
challenging 10%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 55% | A mix: 29% | Character: 13% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 57% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Kidnapping, ViolenceModerate
Death, Torture, GenocideMinor
Sexism, Animal death, Confinement
345 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780441016686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
The first novel in Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross's witty Laundry Files series. Bob Howard is a low-level techie working for a super-secret government agency. While his colleagues are out saving the world, Bob's under a desk restoring l...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,462 reviews
Moods
funny 65%
dark 58%
mysterious 52%
tense 26%
lighthearted 22%
challenging 10%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 55% | A mix: 29% | Character: 13% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 57% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Kidnapping, ViolenceModerate
Death, Torture, GenocideMinor
Sexism, Animal death, Confinement