240 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400043927
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 10 July 2007
Description
Award-winning author Jennifer Egan brilliantly conjures a world from which escape is impossible and where the keep-–the tower, the last stand-–is both everything worth protecting and the very thing that must be surrendered in order to survive. Two...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,118 reviews
Moods
dark 73%
adventurous 42%
tense 38%
reflective 33%
emotional 31%
challenging 24%
sad 17%
funny 12%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 33% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disordersModerate
Infidelity, Medical content, AddictionMinor
Child abuse, Child death, Drug use
240 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400043927
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 10 July 2007
Description
Award-winning author Jennifer Egan brilliantly conjures a world from which escape is impossible and where the keep-–the tower, the last stand-–is both everything worth protecting and the very thing that must be surrendered in order to survive. Two...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,118 reviews
Moods
dark 73%
adventurous 42%
tense 38%
reflective 33%
emotional 31%
challenging 24%
sad 17%
funny 12%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 33% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disordersModerate
Infidelity, Medical content, AddictionMinor
Child abuse, Child death, Drug use