Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh

Shovel Ready

Spademan #1

Adam Sternbergh

260 pages • first pub 2014 (view editions)

fiction mystery science fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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The futuristic hardboiled noir that Lauren Beukes calls "sharp as a paper-cut" about a garbage man turned kill-for-hire. Spademan used to be a garbage man. That was before the dirty bomb hit Times Square, before his wife was killed, and before th...

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Community Reviews

3.48
based on 827 reviews

Moods

dark: 95%

tense: 55%

mysterious: 50%

adventurous: 40%

funny: 20%

challenging: 15%

sad: 10%

reflective: 5%

Pace

57% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
5% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

42% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

12% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
56% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

43% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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