The Radleys
by Matt Haig
Taste attributes: comedyhorrorfamilyfantasyfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipcoming of agefish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeHeightened and contained: a simple comic novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
"On a leafy street in the quiet village of Bishopthorpe there lives a very ordinary and averagely dysfunctional happy family. Peter Radley is the village doctor, and his wife Helen is part of the local book club. Their children, Clara and Rowan, may be experiencing all the hormonal anguish of being teenagers. . . but that's only a normal part of growing up.
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- Author
- Matt Haig
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 355
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- Open Library
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