The Bone Clocks
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The Bone Clocks

by David Mitchell

2014•Fantasy•656 pages

Taste attributes: fantasydramascience fictionfresh & originalimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyemotive & stirringtroubled leadsfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, original fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

Following a scalding row with her mother, fifteen-year-old Holly Sykes slams the door on her old life. But Holly is no typical teenage runaway: a sensitive child once contacted by voices she knew only as "the radio people," Holly is a lightning rod for psychic phenomena.

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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

FantasyDramaScience fictionTroubled leadsFighting evilSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Imaginary wars and battlesMysticsCultsConspiraciesScience FictionFantasy fictionSecret societiesLiterary

Details

Author
David Mitchell
Published
2014
Pages
656
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