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The Benefits of Being an Octopus

by Ann Braden

2018•Drama•256 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA good-natured novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

Some people can do their homework. Some people get to have crushes on boys. Some people have other things they’ve got to do.

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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

DramaFamilyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Social themesHomelessness & povertyBrothers and sistersMiddle schoolsDebates and debatingJuvenile fictionFamily problemsSchools

Details

Author
Ann Braden
Published
2018
Pages
256
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Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.

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