The Hostile Hospital
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The Hostile Hospital

by Lemony Snicket

2001•Family•263 pages

Taste attributes: familycomedymysteryfantasyfastfresh & originallightimaginarylinearglossyenclosedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyfool triumphant

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Boxlist takeA heightened family novel that is inventive, glossy and contained. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

There is nothing to be found in the pages of these books but misery and despair. You still have time to choose something else to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on...The Hostile Hospital - There are many pleasant things to read about, but this book contains none of them.

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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

FamilyComedyMysteryFantasyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyFool triumphant

Subjects

Juvenile fictionOrphansMedical fictionBrothers and sistersHumorous storiesHospitalsEnglish Humorous storiesHumour

Details

Author
Lemony Snicket
Published
2001
Pages
263
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