Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

640 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced

Description

Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel * Discover the novel that launched one of science fiction's most beloved, acclaimed, and awarded trilogies: Kim Stanley Robinson's masterly near-future chronicle of interplanetary colonization. For centuri...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,128 reviews

Moods

adventurous 80%
challenging 58%
informative 37%
reflective 33%
tense 33%
inspiring 22%
dark 20%
emotional 18%
hopeful 17%
mysterious 17%
sad 5%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 24%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 59% | Character: 19% | Plot: 19% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 29% | Yes: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 72% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 15%

Average rating

3.74

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