Letters from the Inside
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Letters from the Inside

by John Marsden

1991•Drama•146 pages

Taste attributes: dramateenfresh & originalrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringunlikely connectionstroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA small-scale, grounded novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

From book description on Goodreads: "Mandy wants a pen-pal. Tracey answers the ad. The two girls write to each other about their families, their lives, their ambitions and their fears. But there are dark secrets surrounding Mandy and Tracey - secrets they can hardly bear to confront, let alone share."

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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

DramaTeenUnlikely connectionsTroubled leadsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

AmistadCartasEmotional problemsFamily problemsFriendshipJuvenile fictionLettersPresos

Details

Author
John Marsden
Published
1991
Pages
146
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