309 pages • first pub 1995 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 02 September 2005
Description
A stunningly powerful novel of humanity's will to survive against all odds during an epidemic by a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. An International Bestseller - "This is a shattering work by a literary master."--Boston Globe A city is ...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,952 reviews
Moods
tense 60%
reflective 56%
challenging 53%
sad 36%
emotional 35%
mysterious 27%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 4%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 34% | Character: 19%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 26% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault
309 pages • first pub 1995 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 02 September 2005
Description
A stunningly powerful novel of humanity's will to survive against all odds during an epidemic by a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. An International Bestseller - "This is a shattering work by a literary master."--Boston Globe A city is ...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,952 reviews
Moods
tense 60%
reflective 56%
challenging 53%
sad 36%
emotional 35%
mysterious 27%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 4%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 34% | Character: 19%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 26% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault