The Body
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The Body

by Stephen King

1982•Drama•294 pages

Taste attributes: dramaadventureteenunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringcoming of ageall consuming questunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, morally murky novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Four rambunctious young boys venture into the Maine woods and in sunlight and thunder find life, death, and intimations of their own mortality. (source)

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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

DramaAdventureTeenComing of ageAll consuming questUnlikely connections

Subjects

NovellaFirst-person narrativePost-traumatic stress disorderWorld War IILaw schoolVietnam WarPolitics and governmentSocial conditions

Details

Author
Stephen King
Published
1982
Pages
294
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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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