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Green Hills of Africa

Name: Green Hills of Africa
Author: Ernest Hemingway

by Ernest Hemingway

1935•Biography•294 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryadventureslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, original biography, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

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

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

A 1930s African jungle safari as recorded in the journal of Ernest Hemingway describes the glory of the landscape while bringing to life the story of a land under threat of human incursion.

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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

BiographyDocumentaryAdventureAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentary

Subjects

SafarisHuntersAmerican AuthorsBig game huntingTravelBiographyHuntingKenya Colony and Protectorate

Details

Author: Ernest Hemingway
Published: 1935
Pages: 294
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Source: Open Library

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