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The Society of S
Susan Hubbard
2007 · 320 pages · Young adult
How it reads
The Society of S is young adult (humorous vampire coming-of-age, specifically), and its dominant mood is funny. The humour is the point, not garnish. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.
It's set in a small town setting, in the present day, told in the first person by a single narrator. Its central concerns are coming of age, identity and family. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.
It opens a series. The ending resolves happily. At 320 pages it's an ordinary novel's length. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.
Pick it up if…
- you're in the mood for something funny
- you want to be sure it ends well
- you're drawn to stories about coming of age
Maybe not if…
- you need something melancholy, dark or tense
All 15 dimensions
- Genre
- young adult
- Author gender
- female
- Author experience
- established
- Setting: place
- small town
- Setting: time
- contemporary
- Mood / feeling
- funny
- Pace
- moderate
- Tone / weight
- balanced
- Length
- medium
- Narrative style
- first person, one narrator
- Publication era
- recent
- Popularity
- moderately known
- Series vs standalone
- first in a series
- Themes
- coming of age, identity, family
- Ending style
- resolved and happy
What these mean: the 15 dimensions of a book.
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