Haroun and the Sea of Stories
by Salman Rushdie
Taste attributes: familyfantasyadventuremyth/fairytalefastfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life family novel that is glossy, original and good-natured. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, this classic children's novel inhabits the same imaginative space as The Lord of the Rings, The Alchemist, and The Wizard of Oz. In this captivating work of fantasy, Haroun sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories.
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- Author
- Salman Rushdie
- Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 221
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- Open Library
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