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The Pushcart War

Name: The Pushcart War
Author: Jean Merrill

by Jean Merrill

1964•Comedy•222 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramafastwholesomelightsimplelinearunderdog triumphssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeAn accessible, simple comic novel, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

4.0 / 5

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About This Book

The outbreak of a war between truck drivers and pushcart peddlers brings the mounting problems of traffic to the attention of both the city of New York and 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

ComedyDramaUnderdog triumphsSocial commentary

Subjects

Children's storiesChildren's stories, AmericanPeddlers and peddlingTrucksWarPeddlersHumorous fictionUrban problems

Details

Author: Jean Merrill
Published: 1964
Pages: 222
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Source: Open Library

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Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.

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