Cold People by Tom Rob Smith

Cold People

Tom Rob Smith

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

Description

From the brilliant, bestselling author of Child 44 comes a suspenseful and fast-paced novel about an Antarctic colony of global apocalypse survivors seeking to reinvent civilization under the most extreme conditions imaginable.The world has fallen...

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Community Reviews Summary of 147 reviews

Moods

adventurous 81%
tense 54%
dark 51%
reflective 36%
challenging 35%
mysterious 35%
emotional 24%
sad 24%
hopeful 17%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 32%
slow 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Plot: 34% | Character: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 27% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.62

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