Reviews

The Comet by W.E.B. Du Bois

trish14's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

caitlin16b's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.5

princeton_c's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Top tier sci-fi short story

samsam123's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

wolfeyreads's review against another edition

3.0

I've never read anything like this.

hayzeus00's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

competencefantasy's review

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I'm not a huge fan of post disaster stories but I liked this better than most. It focused on some racialized and social aspects that most things of this type miss. 

madeleineb17's review

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

kingtchalla83's review

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

123aah456's review

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5