Something Wicked This Way Comes
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Something Wicked This Way Comes

by Ray Bradbury

1962•Horror•278 pages

Taste attributes: horrorfantasyfamilymonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalimaginarysimpleglossyenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilcoming of age

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, fresh horror novel: glossy and intimate. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin.

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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

HorrorFantasyFamilyMonster/alien/supernaturalFighting evilComing of age

Subjects

BoysMale friendshipFathers and sonsCarnivalSci-fiSocial life and customsFantasyFantasy fiction

Details

Author
Ray Bradbury
Published
1962
Pages
278
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