The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

361 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
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Anderson Lake is AgriGen’s Calorie Man, sent to work undercover as a factory manager in Thailand while combing Bangkok’s street markets in search of foodstuffs thought to be extinct, hoping to reap the bounty of history’s lost calories.Emiko is th...

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Community Reviews

3.61
based on 7,770 reviews

Moods

dark: 83%

tense: 52%

adventurous: 50%

challenging: 42%

reflective: 25%

sad: 21%

mysterious: 17%

emotional: 14%

informative: 5%

hopeful: 2%

funny: 1%

inspiring: 1%


Pace

10% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

30% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
19% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

47% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

88% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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