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The Member of the Wedding

Name: The Member of the Wedding
Author: Carson McCullers

by Carson McCullers

1946•Drama•184 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyfresh & originalrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agetroubled leadsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA contained, grounded novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Frankie Addams, a motherless twelve-year-old raised by her father and the family's African-American cook, struggles with conflicting feelings about her brother's upcoming wedding.

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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

DramaFamilyComing of ageTroubled leadsUnlikely connections

Subjects

Loneliness in adolescence in fictionTeenage girlsGirls in fictionLoneliness in adolescenceWeddingsGirlsDramaWeddings in fiction

Details

Author: Carson McCullers
Published: 1946
Pages: 184
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Source: Open Library

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