The Accidental Tourist
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The Accidental Tourist

by Anne Tyler

1985•Drama•355 pages

Taste attributes: dramacomedyromanceslowfresh & originalrealisticlinearemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthcomplex relationshipunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeGrounded and stirring: a fresh novel. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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3.6 / 5

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About This Book

Meet Macon Leary—a travel writer who hates both travel and strangeness. Grounded by loneliness, comfort, and a somewhat odd domestic life, Macon is about to embark on a surprising new journey. It's called love—and it arrives in the unlikely shape of a fuzzy-haired dog-obedience trainer who promises to turn the Accidental Tourist into a happy traveler...

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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

DramaComedyRomanceEmpowerment/personal growthComplex relationshipUnlikely connections

Subjects

DeathPsychological fictionPsychologyMenChildren in fictionTravel writing in fictionTravel writingMen in fiction

Details

Author
Anne Tyler
Published
1985
Pages
355
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