Mrs Caliban
by Rachel Ingalls
Taste attributes: fantasydramaromancemonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalimaginaryglossyemotive & stirringunlikely connectionscomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, stylish fantasy novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
3.3 / 5
4 ratings
About This Book
In the quiet suburbs, while Dorothy is doing chores and waiting for her husband to come home from work, not in the least anticipating romance, she hears a strange radio announcement about a monster who has just escaped from the Institute for Oceanographic Research...
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- Author
- Rachel Ingalls
- Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 128
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- Open Library
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