Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuseModerate
ExcrementCommunity Reviews
Summary of 5452 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
challenging 37%
sad 29%
emotional 23%
mysterious 17%
inspiring 10%
tense 9%
informative 4%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 59% | N/A: 24% | A mix: 8% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
N/A: 43% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 1%Loveable characters?
N/A: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 21% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 66% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | N/A: 24% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 8%Average rating
32 pages | first published 1973
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ISBN/UID: 9780886825010
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Creative Education, Inc.
Publication date: 01 January 1993
Description
Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.The story "Omelas" was first published in New Dimensions 3, a hard-cover science fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg, in October 1973,...Book Information
32 pages | first published 1973
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ISBN/UID: 9780886825010
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Creative Education, Inc.
Publication date: 01 January 1993
Description
Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.The story "Omelas" was first published in New Dimensions 3, a hard-cover science fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg, in October 1973,...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuseModerate
ExcrementCommunity Reviews
Summary of 5452 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
challenging 37%
sad 29%
emotional 23%
mysterious 17%
inspiring 10%
tense 9%
informative 4%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 59% | N/A: 24% | A mix: 8% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
N/A: 43% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 1%Loveable characters?
N/A: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 21% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 66% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | N/A: 24% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 8%Average rating