345 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780441016686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
The first novel in Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross's witty Laundry Files series. Bob Howard is a low-level techie working for a super-secret government agency. While his colleagues are out saving the world, Bob's under a desk restoring l...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,896 reviews
Moods
funny 61%
dark 58%
mysterious 48%
tense 28%
lighthearted 21%
challenging 11%
informative 3%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 28% | Character: 12% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 57% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Violence, KidnappingModerate
Death, Animal death, GenocideMinor
Infidelity, Sexism, Torture
345 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780441016686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
The first novel in Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross's witty Laundry Files series. Bob Howard is a low-level techie working for a super-secret government agency. While his colleagues are out saving the world, Bob's under a desk restoring l...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,896 reviews
Moods
funny 61%
dark 58%
mysterious 48%
tense 28%
lighthearted 21%
challenging 11%
informative 3%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 28% | Character: 12% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 57% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Violence, KidnappingModerate
Death, Animal death, GenocideMinor
Infidelity, Sexism, Torture