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10 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781867558910
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Canongates Books
Publication date: 28 October 2021
Description
Newland turns his hand to science fiction with this lively collection of short stories, which take place in a transfigured Britain and occasionally in space. Themes include the resilience of the human spirit, greed, family, relations, drug use, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 39 reviews
Moods
dark 53%
mysterious 53%
reflective 53%
tense 46%
challenging 30%
emotional 23%
sad 15%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
Pace
slow 35%
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | N/A: 16% | Plot: 8% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
N/A: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 25% | N/A: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide
10 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781867558910
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Canongates Books
Publication date: 28 October 2021
Description
Newland turns his hand to science fiction with this lively collection of short stories, which take place in a transfigured Britain and occasionally in space. Themes include the resilience of the human spirit, greed, family, relations, drug use, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 39 reviews
Moods
dark 53%
mysterious 53%
reflective 53%
tense 46%
challenging 30%
emotional 23%
sad 15%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
Pace
slow 35%
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | N/A: 16% | Plot: 8% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
N/A: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 25% | N/A: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide