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Games Criminals Play

Name: Games Criminals Play
Author: Bud Allen

by Bud Allen

1981•Documentary•228 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalcrimerealisticlinearenclosedsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growthsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

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

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About This Book

Have you ever done anything you didn't really want to do? Have you ever had that 'gut-level feeling' that something was wrong but couldn't put your finger on it? These games are perfected in prison, but are games everyone should know.

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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

DocumentaryPsychologicalCrimeSocial commentaryEmpowerment/personal growthSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Swindlers and swindlingPrisonersCrimePsychologyNonfictionSelf HelpSociologyTrue Crime

Details

Author: Bud Allen
Published: 1981
Pages: 228
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Source: Open Library

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