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One Summer

Name: One Summer
Author: Bill Bryson

by Bill Bryson

2013•Historical•544 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldocumentaryjournalisticslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, stirring non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

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

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4.4 / 5

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About This Book

Let our favourite writer of narrative non-fiction take you back to a summer when America came of age and changed the world for ever.

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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

HistoricalDocumentaryJournalisticSocial commentaryAll consuming quest

Subjects

Social conditionsSocial life and customsPopular cultureHistoryNineteen twenty-seven, A.D.Popular culture, united statesUnited states, history, 1919-1933United states, social life and customs

Details

Author: Bill Bryson
Published: 2013
Pages: 544
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Source: Open Library

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