Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy by Matt Ruff

Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy

Matt Ruff

464 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction challenging funny fast-paced

Description

High above Manhattan android and human steelworkers are constructing a new Tower of Babel for billionaire Harry Gant, as a monument to humanity’s power to dream. In the festering sewers below a darker game is afoot: a Wall Street takeover artist h...

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Moods

funny 100%
mysterious 100%
adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
informative 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.8

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