Dead Wake
by Erik Larson
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalwarthrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, moving non-fiction book: weighty and wide-ranging. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
It is a story that many of us think we know but don't, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted while painting a larger portrait of America at the height of the Progressive Era.
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- Author
- Erik Larson
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 448
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- Open Library
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