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160 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473222342
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 01 January 1953
Description
In the year ten billion A.D., Diaspar is the last city on Earth. Agelss and unchanging, the inhabitants see no reason to be curious about the outside world. But one child, Alvin - only seventeen and the last person to be born in Diaspar - finds th...
Community Reviews Summary of 196 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
reflective 53%
hopeful 33%
challenging 20%
inspiring 13%
lighthearted 6%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 78% | A mix: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Average rating
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160 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473222342
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 01 January 1953
Description
In the year ten billion A.D., Diaspar is the last city on Earth. Agelss and unchanging, the inhabitants see no reason to be curious about the outside world. But one child, Alvin - only seventeen and the last person to be born in Diaspar - finds th...
Community Reviews Summary of 196 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
reflective 53%
hopeful 33%
challenging 20%
inspiring 13%
lighthearted 6%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 78% | A mix: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.