Red Plenty
by Francis Spufford
Taste attributes: historicaldramadocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeExpect a smart, inventive non-fiction book, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
The Soviet Union was built on 20th-century magic called 'the planned economy', which was going to gush forth an abundance of good things that capitalism could never match. And just for a little while, in the late 1950s, the magic seemed to be working. This book is about that moment in history, and how it came, and how it went away.
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- Author
- Francis Spufford
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 434
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- Open Library
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