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Fellow Travelers

Name: Fellow Travelers
Author: Thomas Mallon

by Thomas Mallon

2007•Drama•353 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalromancegay/lesbianheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, stirring novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · 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

Historical novel about the competing claims of faith, love, and politics during the McCarthy era. Washington, D.C., early 1950s: a world of bare-knuckled ideology, hard drinking, and secret dossiers, dominated by such outsized characters as Richard Nixon, Drew Pearson, Perle Mesta, and Joe McCarthy.

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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

DramaHistoricalRomanceGay/lesbianComplex relationshipInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

Politics and governmentNineteen fifties

Details

Author: Thomas Mallon
Published: 2007
Pages: 353
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Source: Open Library

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