Andersonville
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Andersonville

by MacKinlay Kantor

1955•Historical•767 pages

Taste attributes: historicalwardramaslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeHeavy and slow-burning: a moving historical novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like patience over pace.

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

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About This Book

"The greatest of our Civil War novels." - The New York Times The 1955 Pulitzer Prize winning story of the Andersonville Fortress and its use as a concentration camp-like prison by the South during the Civil War.

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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

HistoricalWarDramaHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

Andersonville PrisonHistoryPrisoners and prisonsPrisoners of warUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865United States in fictionWar storiesUnited States

Details

Author
MacKinlay Kantor
Published
1955
Pages
767
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