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Cosa Nostra

Name: Cosa Nostra
Author: John Dickie

by John Dickie

2004•Documentary•483 pages

Taste attributes: documentarymafia/gangstercrimehistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty non-fiction book, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

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

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

From the mafia's origins in the 1860s to its current tense relationship with the Berlusconi government, this is a vivid and gripping history of the Sicilian Mafia's inner sanctum.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryMafia/gangsterCrimeHistoricalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

MafiaHistoryUnited StatesSicilyTrue Crime / EspionageWestern Europe - GeneralOrganized CrimeTrue Crime / Organized Crime

Details

Author: John Dickie
Published: 2004
Pages: 483
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Source: Open Library

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