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367 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812981766
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Publication date: 04 September 2012
Description
"THE SHARPEST AND MOST UNUSUAL STORY I READ LAST YEAR . . . Mat] Johnson's satirical vision roves as freely as Kurt Vonnegut's and is colored with the same sort of passionate humanitarianism."--Maud Newton, New York Times Magazine NAMED ONE OF TH...
Community Reviews Summary of 523 reviews
Moods
funny 80%
reflective 42%
dark 38%
mysterious 38%
challenging 30%
lighthearted 23%
tense 23%
informative 19%
emotional 11%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 52% | A mix: 47%Strong character development?
No: 34% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 47%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fatphobia, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Body shaming, Violence, GriefMinor
Confinement, Death, Drug abuse
367 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812981766
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Publication date: 04 September 2012
Description
"THE SHARPEST AND MOST UNUSUAL STORY I READ LAST YEAR . . . Mat] Johnson's satirical vision roves as freely as Kurt Vonnegut's and is colored with the same sort of passionate humanitarianism."--Maud Newton, New York Times Magazine NAMED ONE OF TH...
Community Reviews Summary of 523 reviews
Moods
funny 80%
reflective 42%
dark 38%
mysterious 38%
challenging 30%
lighthearted 23%
tense 23%
informative 19%
emotional 11%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 52% | A mix: 47%Strong character development?
No: 34% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 47%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fatphobia, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Body shaming, Violence, GriefMinor
Confinement, Death, Drug abuse