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345 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780441016686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
The first novel in Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross's witty Laundry Files series. Bob Howard is a low-level techie working for a super-secret government agency. While his colleagues are out saving the world, Bob's under a desk restoring l...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,478 reviews
Moods
funny 64%
dark 57%
mysterious 53%
tense 27%
lighthearted 21%
challenging 10%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 28% | Character: 12% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 67% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 57% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Body horror, Gun violenceModerate
Death, Violence, KidnappingMinor
War, Confinement, Genocide
345 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780441016686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
The first novel in Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross's witty Laundry Files series. Bob Howard is a low-level techie working for a super-secret government agency. While his colleagues are out saving the world, Bob's under a desk restoring l...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,478 reviews
Moods
funny 64%
dark 57%
mysterious 53%
tense 27%
lighthearted 21%
challenging 10%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 28% | Character: 12% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 67% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 57% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Body horror, Gun violenceModerate
Death, Violence, KidnappingMinor
War, Confinement, Genocide