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Lily's Ghosts

Name: Lily's Ghosts
Author: Laura Ruby

by Laura Ruby

2003•Horror•258 pages

Taste attributes: horrorfamilyfastwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA fantastical horror novel that is warm-hearted, light and simple. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.2 / 5

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About This Book

Strange goings-on at her great-uncle's summer home in Cape May, New Jersey, draw Lily and a new friend into a mystery involving lost treasure, a fake medium, and ghosts of all sizes, shapes, and dispositions.

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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

HorrorFamilySolving the riddle/not as it seemsComplex relationship

Subjects

Interpersonal relationsMothers and daughtersGhostsJuvenile fictionCultural Literacy and HumanitiesNew jersey

Details

Author: Laura Ruby
Published: 2003
Pages: 258
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Source: Open Library

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