The Lime Twig
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The Lime Twig

by John Hawkes

1961•Drama•175 pages

Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalhorrorslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateglossyenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosiontroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA dark novel that is heavy, fresh and moving. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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About This Book

For nearly fifty years and in more than fourteen novels, John Hawkes has been creating his "landscapes of the imagination" and enriching the form and language of the American novel. Bringing together three early novels, this volume displays Hawkes's mastery as a prose stylist and the range and power of his gifts as an innovative writer.

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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

DramaPsychologicalHorrorSelf destruction/implosionTroubled leadsSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

American Horror talesAmerican Psychological fictionPsychological fiction

Details

Author
John Hawkes
Published
1961
Pages
175
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