10 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781867558910
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Canongates Books
Publication date: 28 October 2021
Description
Newland turns his hand to science fiction with this lively collection of short stories, which take place in a transfigured Britain and occasionally in space. Themes include the resilience of the human spirit, greed, family, relations, drug use, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
mysterious 54%
tense 54%
dark 45%
challenging 36%
emotional 27%
funny 9%
hopeful 9%
sad 9%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | N/A: 18% | Character: 9% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
N/A: 54% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 27% | N/A: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide
10 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781867558910
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Canongates Books
Publication date: 28 October 2021
Description
Newland turns his hand to science fiction with this lively collection of short stories, which take place in a transfigured Britain and occasionally in space. Themes include the resilience of the human spirit, greed, family, relations, drug use, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
mysterious 54%
tense 54%
dark 45%
challenging 36%
emotional 27%
funny 9%
hopeful 9%
sad 9%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | N/A: 18% | Character: 9% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
N/A: 54% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 27% | N/A: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide