Bomber
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Bomber

by Len Deighton

1970•War•493 pages

Taste attributes: warhistoricaldramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA heavy, dark war novel: emotional and grounded. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

The classic novel of the Second World War that relates in devastating detail the 24-hour story of an allied bombing raid.Bomber is a novel war. There are no victors, no vanquished. There are simply those who remain alive, and those who die.Bomber follows the progress of an Allied air raid through a period of twenty-four hours in the summer of 1943.

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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

WarHistoricalDramaHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

World War, 1939-1945Historical FictionBritish Aerial operationsDestruction and pillageAerial Military operationsBritishGreat Britain

Details

Author
Len Deighton
Published
1970
Pages
493
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