272 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590179710
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 05 July 2016
Description
A prescient 1970s sci-fi novel about death, celebrity, and the ubiquity of reality television, and the basis for the movie Death Watch. Katherine Mortenhoe lives in a near future very similar to the present day. Only in her time, dying from anythi...
Community Reviews Summary of 31 reviews
Moods
sad 100%
reflective 66%
emotional 33%
mysterious 33%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Chronic illnessMinor
Homophobia
272 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590179710
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 05 July 2016
Description
A prescient 1970s sci-fi novel about death, celebrity, and the ubiquity of reality television, and the basis for the movie Death Watch. Katherine Mortenhoe lives in a near future very similar to the present day. Only in her time, dying from anythi...
Community Reviews Summary of 31 reviews
Moods
sad 100%
reflective 66%
emotional 33%
mysterious 33%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Chronic illnessMinor
Homophobia