White Oleander
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White Oleander

by Janet Fitch

1999•Drama•390 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearglossyemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeStylish and heavy: a fresh novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes-each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned-becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery.

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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

DramaFamilyComing of ageComplex relationshipHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Foster childrenMothers and daughtersWomen murderersYoung womenChildren of prisonersPsychologyFantasyBildungsromans

Details

Author
Janet Fitch
Published
1999
Pages
390
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