Summer of Night
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Summer of Night

by Dan Simmons

1991•Horror•576 pages

Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturaldramatried & testedunsavourysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA dark horror novel, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

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

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

It's the summer of 1960 in Elm Haven, Illinois, and five 12-year old boys are forming the bonds that a lifetime of changes will never erase.

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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

HorrorMonster/alien/supernaturalDramaComing of ageFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

HorrorComing of age.Haunted placesIllinoisHorror tales

Details

Author
Dan Simmons
Published
1991
Pages
576
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