American Prometheus
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American Prometheus

by Kai Bird

2005•Biography•721 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalwarpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty biography: layered and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

Biography of American physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.

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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

BiographyDocumentaryHistoricalWarPoliticalComplex relationshipSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

PhysicsManhatten ProjectAtomic bombNuclear physicsBiographyHistoryOppenheimer, j. robert, 1904-1967Physicists, biography

Details

Author
Kai Bird
Published
2005
Pages
721
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