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The Lake of Souls

Name: The Lake of Souls
Author: Darren Shan

by Darren Shan

2003•Horror•264 pages

Taste attributes: horrorfantasyteenadventurefastimaginarysimplelinearall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, simple horror novel, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

4.6 / 5

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About This Book

Darren and Harkat face monstrous obstacles on their desperate quest to the Lake of Souls. Will they survive the savage journey? And what awaits them in the murky waters of the dead? Be careful what you fish for...

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HorrorFantasyTeenAdventureAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

VampiresHorror storiesJuvenile fictionHorror talesConduct of lifeSpidersBest friendsFreak shows

Details

Author: Darren Shan
Published: 2003
Pages: 264
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Source: Open Library

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