Books

The Castle of Adventure

Name: The Castle of Adventure
Author: Enid Blyton

by Enid Blyton

1946•Adventure•218 pages

Taste attributes: adventuredetectivefasttried & testedwholesomelightsimplelinearenclosedrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

See which match your taste

Boxlist takeA warm-hearted, accessible adventure novel, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Your matchTake the taste test to see your match

About This Book

Lucy-Ann, Jack, Dinah, and Philip spend the holidays in a cottage near a strange, deserted castle, and find themselves in the midst of another adventure, involving a torch flashing at night and men at work in the depths of the castle.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureDetectiveRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Adventure and adventurersChildren's storiesCastlesJuvenile fictionAdventureAdventure storiesBuried treasureFamilies

Details

Author: Enid Blyton
Published: 1946
Pages: 218
Taste scores: How we score
Source: Open Library

How book matches work

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.

More books

Browse popular fiction and narrative non-fiction, with a match for your taste.

Browse Books