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240 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400043927
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 10 July 2007
Description
Award-winning author Jennifer Egan brilliantly conjures a world from which escape is impossible and where the keep-–the tower, the last stand-–is both everything worth protecting and the very thing that must be surrendered in order to survive. Two...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,493 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
adventurous 38%
tense 38%
reflective 35%
emotional 27%
challenging 24%
sad 14%
funny 9%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 36% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%Average rating
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Graphic
Drug use, Gun violence, ConfinementModerate
Medical content, Infidelity, Drug abuseMinor
Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia240 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400043927
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 10 July 2007
Description
Award-winning author Jennifer Egan brilliantly conjures a world from which escape is impossible and where the keep-–the tower, the last stand-–is both everything worth protecting and the very thing that must be surrendered in order to survive. Two...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,493 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
adventurous 38%
tense 38%
reflective 35%
emotional 27%
challenging 24%
sad 14%
funny 9%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 36% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Gun violence, ConfinementModerate
Medical content, Infidelity, Drug abuseMinor
Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia