Bear
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Bear

by Marian Engel

1976•Drama•141 pages

Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalsexfresh & originalunsavourylinearglossytroubled leadscomplex relationshipunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an unsavoury, glossy novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like polish over grit.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Lou is a lonely librarian who spends her days in the dusty archives of the Historical Institute. When an unusual field assignment comes her way, she jumps at the chance to travel to a remote island in northern Ontario, where she will spend the summer cataloguing a library that belonged to an eccentric 19th-century colonel.

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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

DramaPsychologicalSexTroubled leadsComplex relationshipUnlikely connections

Subjects

Women archivistsBearsHuman-animal relationshipsCanadian fictionEmotional maturitySexual ethicsCanadian Science fictionLoneliness

Details

Author
Marian Engel
Published
1976
Pages
141
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