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Ghost Story

Name: Ghost Story
Author: Peter Straub

by Peter Straub

1979•Horror•510 pages

Taste attributes: horrormysterythrillermonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA morally murky horror novel that is fantastical, fresh and weighty. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

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

Open Library rating

3.5 / 5

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About This Book

In a seedy motel in Florida, a young man holds captive a little girl in a soiled pink dress. He is anxious, tormented, introspective. She is calm, passive, strangely detached. She says her name is Angie Maule.

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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

HorrorMysteryThrillerMonster/alien/supernaturalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Horror talesDetective and mystery storiesParanormal fictionDeathStorytellingSecretsGhost storiesGhosts

Details

Author: Peter Straub
Published: 1979
Pages: 510
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Source: Open Library

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