231 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590176177
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication date: 07 May 2013
Description
In Kingsley Amis’s virtuoso foray into virtual history it is 1976 but the modern world is a medieval relic, frozen in intellectual and spiritual time ever since Martin Luther was promoted to pope back in the sixteenth century. Stephen the Third, t...
Community Reviews Summary of 73 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
adventurous 33%
funny 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%
dark 16%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 80% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Average rating
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Graphic
Child abuse, Misogyny, XenophobiaMinor
Gore231 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590176177
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication date: 07 May 2013
Description
In Kingsley Amis’s virtuoso foray into virtual history it is 1976 but the modern world is a medieval relic, frozen in intellectual and spiritual time ever since Martin Luther was promoted to pope back in the sixteenth century. Stephen the Third, t...
Community Reviews Summary of 73 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
adventurous 33%
funny 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%
dark 16%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 80% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Misogyny, XenophobiaMinor
Gore