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Bound for Glory

Name: Bound for Glory
Author: Woody Guthrie

by Woody Guthrie

1943•Biography•331 pages

Taste attributes: biographymusic/dancedocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeRealistic and moving: a weighty biography, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

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

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About This Book

The late folksinger and composer provides a personal portrait of the first thirty years of his life, from his childhood in Oklahoma to the early years of World War II.

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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

BiographyMusic/danceDocumentaryComing of ageHuman spirit/resilience/survivalEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Guthrie, woody, 1912-1967Biography & AutobiographyMusicNonfictionFolk singersBiographyComposers, bibliographyMusicians

Details

Author: Woody Guthrie
Published: 1943
Pages: 331
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Source: Open Library

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