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The Sheltering Sky

Name: The Sheltering Sky
Author: Paul Bowles

by Paul Bowles

1949•Drama•322 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyglossybig & variedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosiontroubled leadscomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA morally murky novel that is emotional, stylish and sweeping. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

4.2 / 5

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About This Book

'The Sheltering Sky is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone' Michael Hoffman.

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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

DramaRomanceHistoricalSelf destruction/implosionTroubled leadsComplex relationship

Subjects

AmericansCouplesMarital conflictSocial life and customsTravelVoyages and travelsRomance fictionMorocco

Details

Author: Paul Bowles
Published: 1949
Pages: 322
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Source: Open Library

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