Lost Horizon
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Lost Horizon

by James Hilton

1933•Adventure•238 pages

Taste attributes: adventurefantasydramaimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA heightened adventure novel that is polished and expansive. Best if you like polish over grit.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul; his deputy; a missionary; and an American financier find themselves in the enigmatic snow-capped mountains of uncharted Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed with gracious hospitality. Intrigued by its mystery, the travellers set about discovering the secret hidden at the shimmering heart of Shangri-La.

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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

AdventureFantasyDramaAll consuming questFish out of water/culture clashSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

UtopiasFolkloreSurvivalFantasyAdventureAdventure storiesFantasy fictionTibet

Details

Author
James Hilton
Published
1933
Pages
238
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