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"Exterminate All the Brutes"

Name: "Exterminate All the Brutes"
Author: Sven Lindqvist

by Sven Lindqvist

1992•Documentary•179 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricaljournalisticfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Book

"Exterminate All the Brutes" is a unique study of Europe's dark history in Africa, written in the form of a travel diary and a historical examination of European racism over the past two centuries.

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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

DocumentaryHistoricalJournalisticSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Description and travelTravelRassismusRacismImperialismKolonialismusColoniesHistory

Details

Author: Sven Lindqvist
Published: 1992
Pages: 179
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Source: Open Library

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