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The Longest Journey

Name: The Longest Journey
Author: E. M. Forster

by E. M. Forster

1907•Drama•300 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalfresh & originalrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadscoming of age

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Boxlist takeA moving, glossy novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

"The cow is there," said Ansell, lighting a match and holding it out over the carpet. No one spoke. He waited till the end of the match fell off. Then he said again, "She is there, the cow. There, now."

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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

DramaRomanceHistoricalComplex relationshipTroubled leadsComing of age

Subjects

Married peopleMarriageTeachersEnglandMan-woman relationshipsYoung women

Details

Author: E. M. Forster
Published: 1907
Pages: 300
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Source: Open Library

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