My Brother Sam Is Dead
by James Lincoln Collier
Taste attributes: historicalwarfamilyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationshipcoming of age
Boxlist takeA moving, grounded historical novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · 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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About This Book
Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town.
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- James Lincoln Collier
- Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 216
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