Where the Crawdads Sing
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Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

2018•Mystery•416 pages

Taste attributes: mysteryromancedramahistoricalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of agesolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy mystery, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand.

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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

MysteryRomanceDramaHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComing of ageSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

SolitudeNorth carolinaAbandoned childrenMan-woman relationshipsInvestigationYoung womenMurderWomen hermits

Details

Author
Delia Owens
Published
2018
Pages
416
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