The Great Brain
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The Great Brain

by John Dennis Fitzgerald

1967•Comedy•178 pages

Taste attributes: comedyfamilywholesomelightsimplelinearenclosedfool triumphantgame/competition

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Boxlist takeWholesome and accessible: a contained comic novel, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like escapism over depth.

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

The Great Brain is Tom D. Fitzgerald, aged ten. The story is told by J.D., a sometimes confounded but always admiring younger brother. Such people as Mr. Standish, the mean schoolmaster, regret the day they came up against The Great Brain.

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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

ComedyFamilyFool triumphantGame/competition

Subjects

Juvenile fictionHumorous storiesHumorous fictionSchoolsBrothers

Details

Author
John Dennis Fitzgerald
Published
1967
Pages
178
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