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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Name: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Author: Aimee Bender

by Aimee Bender

2010•Drama•346 pages

Taste attributes: dramafantasypsychologicalfresh & originalglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA stirring novel that is inventive and small-scale. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

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

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

The wondrous Aimee Bender conjures the lush and moving story of a girl whose magical gift is really a devastating curse.

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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

DramaFantasyPsychologicalComplex relationshipTroubled leadsSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

SecretsCakeGirlsMothersTasteFamily secretsPsychological fiction

Details

Author: Aimee Bender
Published: 2010
Pages: 346
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Source: Open Library

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