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Porterhouse Blue

Name: Porterhouse Blue
Author: Tom Sharpe

by Tom Sharpe

1974•Comedy•224 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramalightsimplelinearglossyenclosedsocial commentarydeep rivalry

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Boxlist takeA polished, contained comic novel, light rather than heavy. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

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

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Porterhouse is a backwoods institution which is supported by fee-paying students who buy their degrees. Sir Godber Evans, the new Master, is determined to make radical changes, provoking the wrath of the Dean, the Senior Tutor and, most intransigent of all, Skullion the Head Porter.

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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

ComedyDramaSocial commentaryDeep rivalry

Subjects

ComedyCollege teachersModern fictionEngland

Details

Author: Tom Sharpe
Published: 1974
Pages: 224
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Source: Open Library

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