The Doomed City by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

The Doomed City

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky with Andrew Bromfield (Translator)

480 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction science fiction reflective sad slow-paced

Description

"The Doomed City is set in an experimental city whose sun gets switched on in the morning and switched off at night, bordered by an abyss on one side and an impossibly high wall on the other. Its inhabitants are people who were plucked from twenti...

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Community Reviews Summary of 210 reviews

Moods

dark 73%
reflective 73%
challenging 60%
mysterious 60%
sad 30%
adventurous 26%
tense 21%
funny 17%
hopeful 13%
emotional 8%
inspiring 8%
informative 4%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 47%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 42% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 47% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 21%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.84

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