Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case
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Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

by Donald J. Sobol

1973•Detective•116 pages

Taste attributes: detectivefresh & originalwholesomelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA small-scale, wholesome detective novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville's ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of police, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes.

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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

DetectiveSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Detective and mystery storiesMystery and detective storiesJuvenile fiction

Details

Author
Donald J. Sobol
Published
1973
Pages
116
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