The Island of Sheep
by John Buchan
Taste attributes: adventurethrillermysteryfastlightlinearglossybig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest
Boxlist takeWide-ranging and fast-moving: an adventure novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.4 / 5
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About This Book
Richard Hannay is now in his fifties but once more must throw himself into an adventure to uphold a an oath he made in his youth to protect the son of a man he once knew, the son being an heir to the secret of a great treasure.
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- Author
- John Buchan
- Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 251
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- Open Library
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