Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Slavery, Racial slursModerate
Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalizationMinor
Rape, Sexual assault, CannibalismCommunity Reviews
Summary of 12242 reviews
Moods
challenging 56%
reflective 55%
mysterious 48%
emotional 30%
inspiring 23%
dark 21%
hopeful 21%
funny 15%
tense 15%
sad 13%
informative 2%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 30% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 43% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Average rating
509 pages | first published 2004
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ISBN/UID: 9780375507250
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication date: 17 August 2004
Description
From David Mitchell, the Booker Prize nominee, award-winning writer and one of the featured authors in Granta’s “Best of Young British Novelists 2003” issue, comes his highly anticipated third novel, a work of mind-bending imagination and scope. ...Book Information
509 pages | first published 2004
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ISBN/UID: 9780375507250
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication date: 17 August 2004
Description
From David Mitchell, the Booker Prize nominee, award-winning writer and one of the featured authors in Granta’s “Best of Young British Novelists 2003” issue, comes his highly anticipated third novel, a work of mind-bending imagination and scope. ...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Slavery, Racial slursModerate
Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalizationMinor
Rape, Sexual assault, CannibalismCommunity Reviews
Summary of 12242 reviews
Moods
challenging 56%
reflective 55%
mysterious 48%
emotional 30%
inspiring 23%
dark 21%
hopeful 21%
funny 15%
tense 15%
sad 13%
informative 2%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 30% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 43% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Average rating