The Bear and the Nightingale
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The Bear and the Nightingale

by Katherine Arden

2017•Fantasy•368 pages

Taste attributes: fantasymyth/fairytalehorrorfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and inventive: a stylish fantasy novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn't mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse's fairy tales. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls.

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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

FantasyMyth/fairytaleHorrorAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

MagicSpiritsYoung womenGood and evilVillages

Details

Author
Katherine Arden
Published
2017
Pages
368
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