Jesus Land
by Julia Scheeres
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunlikely connections
Boxlist takeRealistic and moving: a weighty biography, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
"Sibling bond is at the core of Jesus Land, Scheeres’s gritty, heart-wrenching memoir...A lesser writer would have buckled under the weight of this story...A page turner...Heart-stopping and enraging...There is much praise, these days, for the detached, quietly elegant narrative.
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- Author
- Julia Scheeres
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 384
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- Open Library
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