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464 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780575101821
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 11 November 2010
Description
Brendan Doyle is a twentieth-century English professor who travels back to 1810 London to attend a lecture given by English romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This is a London filled with deformed clowns, organised beggar societies, insane hom...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,304 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
dark 48%
tense 28%
challenging 25%
funny 22%
lighthearted 8%
emotional 5%
reflective 5%
hopeful 2%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 30% | Character: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 38% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 60% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Body horror, Body shamingModerate
Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death464 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780575101821
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 11 November 2010
Description
Brendan Doyle is a twentieth-century English professor who travels back to 1810 London to attend a lecture given by English romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This is a London filled with deformed clowns, organised beggar societies, insane hom...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,304 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
dark 48%
tense 28%
challenging 25%
funny 22%
lighthearted 8%
emotional 5%
reflective 5%
hopeful 2%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 30% | Character: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 38% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 60% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Body horror, Body shamingModerate
Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death