Beauty
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Beauty

by Sheri S. Tepper

1991•Fantasy•470 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyscience fictionmyth/fairytaleslowfresh & originalimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel that is stylish and original. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

With the critically acclaimed novels The Gate To Women's Country, Raising The Stones, and the Hugo-nominated Grass, Sheri Tepper has established herself as one of the major science fiction writers of out Time. In Beauty, she broadens her territory even further, with a novel that evokes all the richness of fairy tale and fable.

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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

FantasyScience fictionMyth/fairytaleAll consuming questSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Science FictionFantasyAmerican Fantasy fictionFantasy fiction

Details

Author
Sheri S. Tepper
Published
1991
Pages
470
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