A Death in the Family
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A Death in the Family

by James Agee

1957•Drama•339 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of agefish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA moving, contained novel: grounded and original. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Forty years after its original publication, James Agee's last novel seems, more than ever, an American classic. For in his lyrical, sorrowful account of a man's death and its impact on his family, Agee painstakingly created a small world of domestic happiness and then showed how quickly and casually it could be destroyed.

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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

DramaFamilyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComing of ageFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

Fathers and sonsBoysTraffic accident victimsFamily relationshipsDeathFamiliesFathersGrief

Details

Author
James Agee
Published
1957
Pages
339
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