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Expedition Kon-Tiki

Name: Expedition Kon-Tiki
Author: Thor Heyerdahl

by Thor Heyerdahl

1948•Biography•235 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryadventurehistoricalfastwholesomerealisticlinearglossybig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA realistic biography that is wide-ranging and pacy. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Presents the Kon-Tiki expedition led by explorer Thor Heyerdahl as he and his crew travel from South America and Polynesia on a raft made from balsa wood.

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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

BiographyDocumentaryAdventureHistoricalAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

EthnologyKon-Tiki ekspedisjonen 1947Kon-Tiki expedition, 1947PolynesiansVoyages and travelsAdventure and adventurersEthnic groupsHeyerdahl, thor, 1914-2002

Details

Author: Thor Heyerdahl
Published: 1948
Pages: 235
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Source: Open Library

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