Shades of Grey
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About the book
Eddie Russett lives in a world where fortune, career and ultimate destiny are rigidly dictated by the colours you can see, with violet at the top, and red at the bottom. Below the colours are the grey underclass who can only see tones of black and white.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 210 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 58% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 210 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“It's been a very long time since I read a book this good. Goodreads doesn't let me score it 6 stars though :)What can I say? A very good book. I'd put it in one row, next to 1984 and Brave New World - it's…”
“Story 3 of 5 - There wasn't much movement to the plot by the time I stopped reading and returned the book to the library. I prefer stories that don't hang out in the same place overly long and that move at a bit faster…”
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