Life of Samuel Johnson
by James Boswell
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, fresh biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · 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
Poet, lexicographer, critic, moralist and Great Cham, Dr. Johnson had in his friend Boswell the ideal biographer. Notoriously and self-confessedly intemperate, Boswell shared with Johnson a huge appetite for life and threw equal energy into recording its every aspect in minute but telling detail.
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- Author
- James Boswell
- Published
- 1791
- Pages
- 618
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- Open Library
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