1141 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451169532
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Signet Books/Penguin Books USA Inc.
Publication date: 05 July 1991
Description
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped...
Community Reviews Summary of 24,787 reviews
Moods
adventurous 73%
tense 65%
mysterious 48%
emotional 42%
challenging 32%
sad 30%
reflective 21%
hopeful 16%
funny 8%
inspiring 7%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Character: 25% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, RapeModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy
1141 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451169532
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Signet Books/Penguin Books USA Inc.
Publication date: 05 July 1991
Description
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped...
Community Reviews Summary of 24,787 reviews
Moods
adventurous 73%
tense 65%
mysterious 48%
emotional 42%
challenging 32%
sad 30%
reflective 21%
hopeful 16%
funny 8%
inspiring 7%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Character: 25% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, RapeModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy