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Michel Strogoff

Name: Michel Strogoff
Author: Jules Verne

by Jules Verne

1876•Adventure•292 pages

Taste attributes: adventurehistoricalactionthrillerfastfresh & originalimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging, heightened adventure novel: inventive and stylish. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

While in the service of Alexander II, Michael Strogoff faces almost insurmountable obstacles as he carries a message from Moscow to Irkutsk during the time of a Tatar rebellion.

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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

AdventureHistoricalActionThrillerRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming quest

Subjects

HistoryTatarsHeroesThrillerSoviet unionSoviet union, historyFrench Science fictionFrench fiction

Details

Author: Jules Verne
Published: 1876
Pages: 292
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Source: Open Library

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