Down a Dark Hall
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Down a Dark Hall

by Lois Duncan

1974•Horror•181 pages

Taste attributes: horrormysteryfantasyteenfresh & originalimaginarylinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, contained horror novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected.

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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

HorrorMysteryFantasyTeenSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leads

Subjects

SupernaturalJuvenile fictionMystery and detective storiesHorror stories

Details

Author
Lois Duncan
Published
1974
Pages
181
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