The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day
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The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day

by Scott O’Dell

1975•Historical•188 pages

Taste attributes: historicaladventurewarfamilyfresh & originalwholesomelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming questinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA good-natured historical novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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4.8 / 5

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About This Book

The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day by award-winning author Scott O'Dell is historical fiction set in Europe during the 1500s. In this Christian fiction book Tom Barton and his uncle Jack are smugglers who are used to breaking the law. With quick wits and secret cargo holds, they have managed to make a comfortable living. And then William Tyndale asks them to carry English Bibles along with their usual cargo.

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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

HistoricalAdventureWarFamilyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming questInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Reformation in fictionJuvenile fictionHistorical fictionTyndale, William, in fictionReformationSmuggling in fictionEurope in fictionSmuggling

Details

Author
Scott O’Dell
Published
1975
Pages
188
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