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The Shadow Lines

Name: The Shadow Lines
Author: Amitav Ghosh

by Amitav Ghosh

1988•Drama•252 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyintricateglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshiptroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA fresh novel that is intricate and heavy. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

This book is an excellent example of a unique narrative which most books lack. According to many literary sources this book do not intend to tell a story but rather invites the reader to invent one. The book have so many deep quotes that inspires such as :- NOBODY KNOWS NOBODY EVER KNOWS BECAUSE THERE ARE MOMENTS IN TIME THAT ARE NOT KNOWABLE.

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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

DramaHistoricalPoliticalSocial commentaryComplex relationshipTroubled leads

Subjects

BoysBritishIndiaPolitical fictionDomestic fiction

Details

Author: Amitav Ghosh
Published: 1988
Pages: 252
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Source: Open Library

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