Horns
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Horns

by Joe Hill

2010•Horror•436 pages

Taste attributes: horrorfantasythrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryenclosedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardylove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and dark: an intimate horror novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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

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About This Book

Joe Hill has been hailed as "a major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction" (Washington Post); "a new master in the field of suspense" (James Rollins); "one of the most confident and assured new voices in horror and dark fantasy to emerge in recent years (Publishers Weekly); a writer who "builds character invitingly and plants an otherworldly surprise around every corner" (New York Times).This gifted and...

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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

HorrorFantasyThrillerRescue/escape/jeopardyLove conquers allSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

ThrillerMurderRevengeHomicideDevilMental DepressionEmotionsGrief

Details

Author
Joe Hill
Published
2010
Pages
436
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