Swallows and Amazons
by Arthur Michell Ransome
Taste attributes: familyadventurefastwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyall consuming questunlikely connections
Boxlist takeWholesome and accessible: an uncomplicated family novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like escapism over depth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
This is one of the finest books for children, both boys and girls. In 1928, four children, aged 7 to 12 (?), whose father is in the navy, vacation with their mother and baby sister on a lake in the north of England. They borrow a 13' sailboat (the Swallow) from the farmer with whom they are staying, and camp on an island in the lake.
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- Author
- Arthur Michell Ransome
- Published
- 1930
- Pages
- 362
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- Open Library
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