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Pretty Monsters

Name: Pretty Monsters
Author: Kelly Link

by Kelly Link

2008•Teen•408 pages

Taste attributes: teenfantasyscience fictionhorrorfastfresh & originalimaginaryglossyenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connectionssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, fresh book, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Kelly Link has lit up adult literary publishing—and Viking is honored to publish her first YA story collection. Through the lens of Link’s vivid imagination, nothing is what it seems, and everything deserves a second look.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

TeenFantasyScience fictionHorrorSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connectionsSocial commentary

Subjects

Science Fiction & FantasyAmerican Short storiesJuvenile FictionFantasyScience fictionHorror storiesShort storiesFantasy fiction

Details

Author: Kelly Link
Published: 2008
Pages: 408
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Source: Open Library

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