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So Far From Home

Name: So Far From Home
Author: Barry Denenberg

by Barry Denenberg

1997•Historical•170 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramawholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA warm-hearted historical novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

In the diary account of her journey from Ireland in 1847 and of her work in a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, fourteen-year-old Mary reveals a great longing for her family.

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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

HistoricalDramaHuman spirit/resilience/survivalFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

Textile workersImmigrantsDiariesIrish AmericansJuvenile fictionEmigration and immigrationIrish, united statesUnited states, history

Details

Author: Barry Denenberg
Published: 1997
Pages: 170
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Source: Open Library

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