Writing style
Atmospheric · Descriptive · Direct
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Horror · Gothic
- Print length
- 401 pagesKnopf
Description
Ned and Beth Constantine discover Cornwall Coombe, a seemingly timeless and peaceful village of Colonial houses gathered around a white-steepled church. Believing they have found the quiet haven they wanted, the couple settles into the hamlet’s reassuring atmosphere. That promise does not last. The apparent refuge becomes a place of extreme horror for Ned and his family, transforming their search for peace into a struggle against terrifying circumstances. Thomas Tryon’s novel builds its tension from the contrast between an idyllic rural setting and the danger concealed within it.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Slow
Tone
Atmospheric · Eerie · Frightening · Unsettling
Structure
Linear
Focus
Atmosphere · Mystery · Plot
Emotional intensity
5 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 3 / 5
- Ideas
- 3 / 5
- Structure
- 2 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780394485287
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