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The Willoughbys

Name: The Willoughbys
Author: Lois Lowry

by Lois Lowry

2008•Comedy•176 pages

Taste attributes: comedyfamilyfastwholesomelightsimplelinearenclosedfool triumphantfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA good-natured, breezy comic novel: straightforward and intimate. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

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

Open Library rating

3.7 / 5

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About This Book

La famille Willoughby est composée d'un père irascible, d'une mère paresseuse et froide et de quatre enfants : Timothy, douze ans, les jumeaux Barnaby, dix ans, et Jane, six ans et demi. Un jour, les enfants trouvent un bébé abandonné devant la porte de leur maison. Leur mère, qui déteste ses propres enfants, refuse évidemment de garder le nourrisson.

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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

ComedyFamilyFool triumphantFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

Juvenile fictionHumorous storiesBrothers and sistersFamilyOrphansFamily lifeHumorous fictionSiblings

Details

Author: Lois Lowry
Published: 2008
Pages: 176
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Source: Open Library

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