My Life with a Criminal
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My Life with a Criminal

by John Kiriamiti

1989•Biography•148 pages

Taste attributes: biographycrimedocumentaryunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedself destruction/implosionhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA realistic biography that is contained and unsavoury. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

The late 1690 and early 70s may be remembered as the years of the great bank and other armed robberies in Kenya. This is the true story of one of the participants in some of those robberies, John Kiriamiti.

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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

BiographyCrimeDocumentarySelf destruction/implosionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalTroubled leads

Subjects

True crimeMemoirCrimeCriminalFamilyLoveBetrayalForgiveness

Details

Author
John Kiriamiti
Published
1989
Pages
148
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