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Life at the Bottom

Name: Life at the Bottom
Author: Theodore Dalrymple

by Theodore Dalrymple

2001•Documentary•276 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy non-fiction book, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

4.1 / 5

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About This Book

"Life at the Bottom offers a searing account - probably the best yet published - of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does.".

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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

DocumentaryPsychologicalHistoricalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

PoorMental healthCriminalsPrisonersPsychologyPauvresCriminal PsychologyThuislozen

Details

Author: Theodore Dalrymple
Published: 2001
Pages: 276
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Source: Open Library

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