The Invention of Morel
by Adolfo Bioy Casares
Taste attributes: science fictionmysteryromanceslowfresh & originalimaginaryglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadscomplex relationship
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and inventive: a small-scale science-fiction novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.4 / 5
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About This Book
A fugitive hides on a deserted island somewhere in Polynesia. Tourists arrive, and his fear of being discovered becomes a mixed emotion when he falls in love with one of them. He wants to tell her his feelings, but an anomalous phenomenon keeps them apart. - Wikipedia
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- Author
- Adolfo Bioy Casares
- Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 237
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- Open Library
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