384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385537667
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A dystopian novel for the digital age, The Word Exchange offers an inventive, suspenseful, and decidedly original vision of the dangers of technology and of the enduring power of the printed word.In the not-so-distant future, the forecasted “death...
Community Reviews Summary of 608 reviews
Moods
adventurous 36%
reflective 36%
challenging 27%
informative 27%
tense 27%
dark 18%
Pace
medium 41%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 54% | A mix: 36% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
No: 36% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 41% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Confinement, ViolenceModerate
Death, Drug abuse, Drug useMinor
Racial slurs, Slavery, Xenophobia
384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385537667
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A dystopian novel for the digital age, The Word Exchange offers an inventive, suspenseful, and decidedly original vision of the dangers of technology and of the enduring power of the printed word.In the not-so-distant future, the forecasted “death...
Community Reviews Summary of 608 reviews
Moods
adventurous 36%
reflective 36%
challenging 27%
informative 27%
tense 27%
dark 18%
Pace
medium 41%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 54% | A mix: 36% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
No: 36% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 41% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Confinement, ViolenceModerate
Death, Drug abuse, Drug useMinor
Racial slurs, Slavery, Xenophobia