In the Night Wood by Dale Bailey

In the Night Wood

Dale Bailey

229 pages • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
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In this contemporary fantasy, the grieving biographer of a Victorian fantasist finds himself slipping inexorably into the supernatural world that consumed his subject.American Charles Hayden came to England to forget the past. Failed father, faile...

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Community Reviews

3.18
based on 752 reviews

Moods

dark: 92%

mysterious: 87%

emotional: 42%

sad: 41%

tense: 31%

reflective: 17%

challenging: 16%

adventurous: 14%

hopeful: 5%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

22% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
28% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

20% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Complicated
94% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

89% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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