144 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
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Language: English
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Description
In its first-ever unexpurgated edition, a sci-fi landmark that's a comic and suspenseful tour-de-force, and puts distraction in a whole new light: It's not you, it's the universe!Boris and Arkady Strugatsky were the greatest science fiction writer...
Community Reviews Summary of 179 reviews
Moods
challenging 43%
reflective 43%
tense 37%
dark 31%
funny 25%
adventurous 12%
emotional 6%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 41% | Character: 41% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%Average rating
144 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In its first-ever unexpurgated edition, a sci-fi landmark that's a comic and suspenseful tour-de-force, and puts distraction in a whole new light: It's not you, it's the universe!Boris and Arkady Strugatsky were the greatest science fiction writer...
Community Reviews Summary of 179 reviews
Moods
challenging 43%
reflective 43%
tense 37%
dark 31%
funny 25%
adventurous 12%
emotional 6%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 41% | Character: 41% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%Average rating