The Fear
by Charles Higson
Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalteenactionfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and simple: a dark horror novel, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
The sickness struck everyone sixteen and over. Mothers and fathers, older brothers, sisters, and best friends. No one escaped its touch. And now children across London are being hunted by ferocious grown-ups who are hungry, bloodthirsty, and not giving up.
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- Author
- Charles Higson
- Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 486
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- Open Library
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