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320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374600815
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 14 August 2019
Description
An ambitious and highly entertaining novel of revisionist history from the author of the international bestseller HHhH, Laurent Binet's Civilizations is nothing less than a strangely believable counterfactual history of the modern world, fizzing w...
Community Reviews Summary of 548 reviews
Moods
reflective 38%
informative 35%
funny 29%
challenging 20%
inspiring 15%
tense 11%
lighthearted 7%
dark 5%
mysterious 3%
emotional 2%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 76% | A mix: 19% | Character: 3%Strong character development?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 37% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Violence, BloodModerate
Incest, Slavery, TortureMinor
Animal death, Child death, Cursing
320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374600815
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 14 August 2019
Description
An ambitious and highly entertaining novel of revisionist history from the author of the international bestseller HHhH, Laurent Binet's Civilizations is nothing less than a strangely believable counterfactual history of the modern world, fizzing w...
Community Reviews Summary of 548 reviews
Moods
reflective 38%
informative 35%
funny 29%
challenging 20%
inspiring 15%
tense 11%
lighthearted 7%
dark 5%
mysterious 3%
emotional 2%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 76% | A mix: 19% | Character: 3%Strong character development?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 37% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Violence, BloodModerate
Incest, Slavery, TortureMinor
Animal death, Child death, Cursing