256 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241964262
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 02 August 2012
Description
It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco, the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some twenty years earlier the United States lost a war—and is n...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,336 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
challenging 46%
mysterious 44%
tense 38%
adventurous 22%
sad 8%
emotional 7%
informative 7%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 37% | Character: 32% | Plot: 27% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, AntisemitismModerate
Murder, War, SexismMinor
Homophobia
256 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241964262
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 02 August 2012
Description
It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco, the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some twenty years earlier the United States lost a war—and is n...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,336 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
challenging 46%
mysterious 44%
tense 38%
adventurous 22%
sad 8%
emotional 7%
informative 7%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 37% | Character: 32% | Plot: 27% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, AntisemitismModerate
Murder, War, SexismMinor
Homophobia