The Phoenix and the Carpet
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The Phoenix and the Carpet

by Edith Nesbit

1904•Fantasy•174 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyfamilyadventurefresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossyunlikely connectionsall consuming questfool triumphant

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel that is warm-hearted, fresh and breezy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.1 / 5

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About This Book

Five British children discover in their new carpet an egg, which hatches into a phoenix that takes them on a series of fantastic adventures around the world.

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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

FantasyFamilyAdventureUnlikely connectionsAll consuming questFool triumphant

Subjects

English Fantasy fictionMagicBrothers and sistersJuvenile fictionGreat Britain in fictionMagic in fictionBrothers and sisters in fictionMythical Animals

Details

Author
Edith Nesbit
Published
1904
Pages
174
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