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A Dangerous Fortune

Name: A Dangerous Fortune
Author: Ken Follett

by Ken Follett

1993•Historical•599 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramathrillercrimefresh & originalheavyintricatelinearemotive & stirringall consuming questinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerags to riches

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Boxlist takeA serious historical novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Ondanks tegenslagen en duidelijke tegenwerking slaagt een jonge telg uit een Londense bankiersfamilie er ruim een eeuw geleden in door te dringen tot de top van het bedrijf.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalDramaThrillerCrimeAll consuming questInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRags to riches

Subjects

HistoryGreat Britain in fictionUpper classUpper class in fictionUpper classes in fictionUpper classesHistorical fictionTranslations from English

Details

Author: Ken Follett
Published: 1993
Pages: 599
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Source: Open Library

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