Loved it84K is a dark tale then with dark events, a dark and deeply flawed and damaged characters, an oppressed and almost hopeless population ground down by the challenges of daily life. There are no easy answers. After all, everything has a cost.
84K (2018)
Others: Mixed - ISBN:
- 9780356507378
- Length:
- 480 pages
Genres: science fiction, thriller
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Loved it
Not a fani found it really disjointed i found it very difficult to like the characters i found it very difficult to empathize with them because of the way it was written so i didn't didn't like this i gave up on it page 150