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Bleeding Edge

Name: Bleeding Edge
Author: Thomas Pynchon

by Thomas Pynchon

2013•Mystery•496 pages

Taste attributes: mysterycrimepsychologicaldramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeAn intricate mystery that is serious and inventive. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

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

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

New York City, 2001. Fraud investigator Maxine Tarnow starts looking into the finances of a computer-security firm and its billionaire geek CEO and discovers there's no shortage of swindlers looking to grab a piece of what's left of the tech bubble.

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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

MysteryCrimePsychologicalDramaSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Subjects

High technologyWomen private investigatorsMurderInvestigationSwindlers and swindlingPrivate investigatorsCrimeSeptember 11 terrorist attacks, 2001

Details

Author: Thomas Pynchon
Published: 2013
Pages: 496
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Source: Open Library

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