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by Andrew Sean Greer

2017•Comedy•280 pages

Taste attributes: comedyromancegay/lesbianvehiclesfastfresh & originalwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringfool triumphantempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA grounded comic novel that is sweeping, accessible and warm-hearted. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Receiving an invitation to his ex-boyfriend's wedding, Arthur, a failed novelist on the eve of his fiftieth birthday, embarks on an international journey that finds him falling in love, risking his life, reinventing himself, and making connections with the past.

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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

ComedyRomanceGay/lesbianVehiclesFool triumphantEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Voyages and travelsAuthorsGay menHumourGay novelists18.06 Anglo-American literatureHumorousLgbt

Details

Author
Andrew Sean Greer
Published
2017
Pages
280
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