Hum by Helen Phillips

Hum

Helen Phillips

244 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction speculative fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
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From the National Book Award–longlisted author of The Need comes an extraordinary novel about a wife and mother who—after losing her job to AI—undergoes a procedure that renders her undetectable to surveillance…but at what cost? In a city addled b...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 1,905 reviews

Moods

tense: 65%

dark: 63%

reflective: 51%

emotional: 43%

mysterious: 30%

challenging: 29%

sad: 25%

adventurous: 13%

hopeful: 6%

informative: 5%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

42% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
35% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

29% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
74% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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