240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062676108
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Description
From the inimitable mind of award-winning author Jesse Ball, a novel about an unsettlingly familiar society that has renounced the concept of equality--and the devastating consequences of unmitigated powerThe old-fashioned struggle for fairness ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 209 reviews
Moods
challenging 69%
reflective 69%
sad 38%
tense 30%
emotional 23%
mysterious 23%
hopeful 7%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
Pace
fast 41%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 41% | Plot: 33% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 36%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 41%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 27% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Genocide, SuicideModerate
Bullying, RapeMinor
Alcoholism, Fatphobia
240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062676108
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Description
From the inimitable mind of award-winning author Jesse Ball, a novel about an unsettlingly familiar society that has renounced the concept of equality--and the devastating consequences of unmitigated powerThe old-fashioned struggle for fairness ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 209 reviews
Moods
challenging 69%
reflective 69%
sad 38%
tense 30%
emotional 23%
mysterious 23%
hopeful 7%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
Pace
fast 41%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 41% | Plot: 33% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 36%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 41%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 27% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Genocide, SuicideModerate
Bullying, RapeMinor
Alcoholism, Fatphobia