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222 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670886586
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking Children's Books
Publication date: 27 August 1999
Description
Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver's Travels, Alice in Wonderland, and The ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,220 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 70%
funny 65%
hopeful 37%
inspiring 22%
reflective 14%
mysterious 11%
emotional 10%
relaxing 8%
challenging 2%
dark 1%
sad 1%
Pace
medium 40%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 41% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 55% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Violence, Xenophobia, GriefMinor
Body shaming, Death, Misogyny222 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670886586
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking Children's Books
Publication date: 27 August 1999
Description
Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver's Travels, Alice in Wonderland, and The ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,220 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 70%
funny 65%
hopeful 37%
inspiring 22%
reflective 14%
mysterious 11%
emotional 10%
relaxing 8%
challenging 2%
dark 1%
sad 1%
Pace
medium 40%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 41% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 55% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Violence, Xenophobia, GriefMinor
Body shaming, Death, Misogyny