Kane & Abel
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Kane & Abel

by Jeffrey Archer

1979•Drama•550 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalbusinessheavylinearemotive & stirringdeep rivalryrags to richesinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA novel that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Kane and Abel is a 1979 novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. Released in the United Kingdom in 1979 and in the United States in February 1980, the book was an international success. It reached No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list. The sequel to Kane and Abel is The Prodigal Daughter, in which Florentyna Kane is the protagonist.

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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

DramaHistoricalBusinessDeep rivalryRags to richesInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

TitanicPolesBoston BrahminsHistorical fictionHotelkeepersPeasantsCapitalists and financiersPeasantry

Details

Author
Jeffrey Archer
Published
1979
Pages
550
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