704 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473539549
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 02 November 2017
Description
From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, comes a virtuosic new novel set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state, that is equal parts dark comedy, gripping detective story, and mind-bending philosophical puzzle....
Community Reviews Summary of 652 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
dark 46%
adventurous 34%
reflective 31%
tense 29%
funny 14%
emotional 7%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
sad 2%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Plot: 21% | Character: 17% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 39% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 29% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Confinement, Death704 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473539549
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 02 November 2017
Description
From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, comes a virtuosic new novel set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state, that is equal parts dark comedy, gripping detective story, and mind-bending philosophical puzzle....
Community Reviews Summary of 652 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
dark 46%
adventurous 34%
reflective 31%
tense 29%
funny 14%
emotional 7%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
sad 2%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Plot: 21% | Character: 17% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 39% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 29% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Confinement, Death