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304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307816412
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 14 May 2012
Description
The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the country: current sterilization procedures applied to returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere. Two years...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,272 reviews
Moods
mysterious 67%
adventurous 44%
informative 42%
dark 23%
challenging 21%
reflective 7%
emotional 4%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
sad 1%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 88% | A mix: 9% | Character: 1%Strong character development?
No: 86% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 3% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 64% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Medical content, Death, Animal deathModerate
Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Animal crueltyMinor
Child death, Cursing, Gun violence304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307816412
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 14 May 2012
Description
The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the country: current sterilization procedures applied to returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere. Two years...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,272 reviews
Moods
mysterious 67%
adventurous 44%
informative 42%
dark 23%
challenging 21%
reflective 7%
emotional 4%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
sad 1%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 88% | A mix: 9% | Character: 1%Strong character development?
No: 86% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 3% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 64% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Death, Animal deathModerate
Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Animal crueltyMinor
Child death, Cursing, Gun violence