Greybeard by Brian W. Aldiss

Greybeard

Brian W. Aldiss

272 pages first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous slow-paced
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Ecological disaster has left the English countryside a wasteland. Humanity faces extinction, unless Greybeard and his wife Martha are successful in their quest for the scarcest and most precious of resources: human children.

Community Reviews

3.34
based on 170 reviews

Moods

reflective: 68%

dark: 56%

adventurous: 43%

emotional: 37%

sad: 37%

mysterious: 18%

challenging: 12%

hopeful: 12%

funny: 6%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
56% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
40% of readers chose A mix
46% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

42% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

25% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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