444 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780316216838
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Publication date: 16 September 2014
Description
A criminal mastermind creates violent tableaus in abandoned Detroit warehouses in Lauren Beukes's genre-bending novel of suspense. Detective Gabriella Versado has seen a lot of bodies. But this one is unique even by Detroit's standards: half boy, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,543 reviews
Moods
mysterious 73%
tense 70%
adventurous 15%
challenging 14%
emotional 12%
sad 12%
reflective 7%
funny 3%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Plot: 25% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 32% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Body horror, Child deathModerate
Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Animal deathMinor
Racial slurs, Cancer, Domestic abuse444 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780316216838
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Publication date: 16 September 2014
Description
A criminal mastermind creates violent tableaus in abandoned Detroit warehouses in Lauren Beukes's genre-bending novel of suspense. Detective Gabriella Versado has seen a lot of bodies. But this one is unique even by Detroit's standards: half boy, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,543 reviews
Moods
mysterious 73%
tense 70%
adventurous 15%
challenging 14%
emotional 12%
sad 12%
reflective 7%
funny 3%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Plot: 25% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 32% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Body horror, Child deathModerate
Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Animal deathMinor
Racial slurs, Cancer, Domestic abuse