A Bright Shining Lie
by Neil Sheehan
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalwarbiographyslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a stirring non-fiction book, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Sheehan's tragic biography of John Paul Vann is also a sweeping history of America's seduction, entrapment and disillusionment in Vietnam. Annotation. Sheehan's tragic biography of John Paul Vann is also a sweeping history of America's seduction, entrapment and disillusionment in Vietnam.
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- Neil Sheehan
- Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 861
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