Who Could That Be at This Hour?
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Who Could That Be at This Hour?

by Lemony Snicket

2012•Detective•272 pages

Taste attributes: detectivecomedyfastwholesomelightintricatelinearglossyenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeExpect a warm-hearted, small-scale detective novel, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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Open Library rating

4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket begins his apprenticeship with S. Theodora Markson of the secretive V.F.D. in the tiny dot of a town called Stain'd By The Sea, where he helps investigate the theft of a statue.

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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

DetectiveComedySolving the riddle/not as it seemsFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

ApprenticesStatuesTheftMystery fictionMystery and detective storiesHumorous storiesStealingDetective and mystery stories

Details

Author
Lemony Snicket
Published
2012
Pages
272
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