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The Hotel New Hampshire

Name: The Hotel New Hampshire
Author: John Irving

by John Irving

1981•Drama•450 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilycomedyromancefresh & originalrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA moving novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

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

Open Library rating

4.2 / 5

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About This Book

The Hotel New Hampshire follows the Berry family across two continents and through three hotels. Family members attract friends who substitute lust, violence, laughter and tears for the standard bourgeois components.

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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

DramaFamilyComedyRomanceComplex relationshipTroubled leadsUnlikely connections

Subjects

HotelsFamilyRomance Norte AmericanoFamiliesFamily lifeHuman-animal relationships

Details

Author: John Irving
Published: 1981
Pages: 450
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Source: Open Library

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