The Damnation Game
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The Damnation Game

by Clive Barker

1985•Horror•374 pages

Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossyenclosedfighting evilcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and morally murky: an intimate horror novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

'It was an odd disease. Its symptoms were like infatuation–palpitations, sleeplessness. Its only certain cure, death...'

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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

HorrorMonster/alien/supernaturalFighting evilComplex relationshipSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

PeriodicalsPresbyterian Church in the U.S.A.Horror tales

Details

Author
Clive Barker
Published
1985
Pages
374
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