A Painted House
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A Painted House

by John Grisham

2001•Drama•445 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of ageinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeRealistic and moving: a heavy novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Using his own childhood for inspiration (and leaving the lawyers behind), bestselling author John Grisham sets A Painted House in 1950s rural Arkansas. During harvest time, together with hired Mexicans and hill people, seven-year-old Luke Chandler picks cotton on his family's rented 80 acres. But racial tension, a forbidden love affair, and murder cause Luke to grow up before he's ready.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalComing of ageInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComplex relationship

Subjects

BoysCotton farmersMigrant laborNineteen fiftiesFarm lifeRural familiesArkansasBildungsromans

Details

Author
John Grisham
Published
2001
Pages
445
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