The House of the Seven Gables
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The House of the Seven Gables

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

1851•Fantasy•324 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearemotive & stirring

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a moving fantasy novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family. Mysterious deaths threaten the living. Musty documents nestle behind hidden panels carrying the secret of the family's salvation -- or its downfall.

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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

FantasyHistoricalMonster/alien/supernatural

Subjects

Haunted houses in fictionHaunted housesGhosts in fictionGhostsFamiliesFamilyDomestic fictionSocial life and customs

Details

Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Published
1851
Pages
324
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