The Abominable by Dan Simmons

The Abominable

Dan Simmons

672 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical thriller adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced
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ALA Reading List Award for History, Short ListA thrilling tale of high-altitude death and survival set on the snowy summits of Mount Everest, from the bestselling author of The TerrorIt's 1924 and the race to summit the world's highest mountain ha...

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Community Reviews

3.43
based on 887 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 97%

tense: 61%

mysterious: 47%

dark: 42%

challenging: 31%

informative: 30%

emotional: 21%

inspiring: 11%

sad: 11%

reflective: 5%

funny: 4%

hopeful: 3%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
27% of readers chose medium
70% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

58% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
10% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

34% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

58% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

16% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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