Tales of the Peculiar
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Tales of the Peculiar

by Ransom Riggs

2016•Family•187 pages

Taste attributes: familymyth/fairytalefantasyteenfastfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossysolving the riddle/not as it seemsfish out of water/culture clashunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, fresh family novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Presents an illustrated edition of the fantastical book featured in the Miss Peregrine series that includes unusual fairy tales about wealthy cannibals, a fork-tongued princess, and the origins of the first ymbryne.

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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

FamilyMyth/fairytaleFantasyTeenSolving the riddle/not as it seemsFish out of water/culture clashUnlikely connections

Subjects

CannibalismJuvenile fictionPrincessesFairy talesShort storiesYoung adult fictionFairy Tales & FolkloreFantasy

Details

Author
Ransom Riggs
Published
2016
Pages
187
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