Shutter Island
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Shutter Island

by Dennis Lehane

2003•Thriller•385 pages

Taste attributes: thrillerpsychologicalmysterydetectivefresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricategrittyenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA smart thriller that is fresh, unsavoury and contained. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, come to Shutter Island's Ashcliffe Hospital in search of an escaped mental patient, but uncover true wickedness as Ashcliffe's mysterious patient treatments propel them to the brink of insanity.

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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

ThrillerPsychologicalMysteryDetectiveSolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Subjects

United States marshalsPsychiatric hospital patientsBrainwashingDrug testingEugenicsIslandsMassachusettsMei guo xiao shuo

Details

Author
Dennis Lehane
Published
2003
Pages
385
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