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The Year of the Hare

Arto Paasilinna (1995)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.63
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentDivorce

Positive tags

Self-DiscoveryFriendshipHumorHealing ArcAdventure

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterOutcast / Loner

Protagonist archetypes

Self-Discovery

Tropes

Fish out of WaterRoad TripComing of AgeFound FamilyQuest

Themes

Self-DiscoveryEscape from Modern LifeSimplicityHuman-Animal BondMid-Life CrisisFreedom vs ResponsibilityConnection to Nature

Synopsis

After his car hits a bunny, which ultimately survives, a man decides to quit his job, leave his wife, sell his possessions, and spend a year wandering around the countryside of Finland--with the rabbit as his only companion.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyLiterary FictionSatireMagical Realism