Boy In The Tower
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Boy In The Tower

by Polly Ho-Yen

2001•Science fiction•328 pages

Taste attributes: science fictiondramafresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA good-natured, stylised science-fiction novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all looking the other way. Ade loves living at the top of a tower block. From his window, he feels like he can see the whole world stretching out beneath him. But one day, other tower blocks start falling down around him. Strange, menacing plants begin to appear and no one knows where they came from.

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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

Science fictionDramaHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

FearFriendshipBoysJuvenile fictionMothers and sonsAgoraphobiaPatientsTowers

Details

Author
Polly Ho-Yen
Published
2001
Pages
328
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