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Out of the Easy

Name: Out of the Easy
Author: Ruta Sepetys

by Ruta Sepetys

2013•Teen•352 pages

Taste attributes: teenhistoricalmysterydramafastheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecoming of age

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Boxlist takeA serious, grounded book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Josie, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a French Quarter prostitute, is striving to escape 1950 New Orleans and enroll at prestigious Smith College when she becomes entangled in a murder investigation.

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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

TeenHistoricalMysteryDramaEmpowerment/personal growthInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComing of age

Subjects

ProstititionMurderConduct of lifeMothers and daughtersMystery and detective storiesHistoryJuvenile fictionProstitution

Details

Author: Ruta Sepetys
Published: 2013
Pages: 352
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Source: Open Library

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