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The Haunted Bookshop

Name: The Haunted Bookshop
Author: Christopher Morley

by Christopher Morley

1919•Mystery•256 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecomedyfresh & originalintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connectionssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeInventive and contained: a mystery that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley is the delightful tale of the bookseller Roger Mifflin, the advertising man Aubrey Gilbert, and the lovely Titania Chapman who comes to work at Mifflin's Brooklyn bookshop.

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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

MysteryDetectiveComedySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connectionsSocial commentary

Subjects

Detective and mystery storiesBooksellers and booksellingMystery and detective storiesBookstoresHaunted places

Details

Author: Christopher Morley
Published: 1919
Pages: 256
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Source: Open Library

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