Seabiscuit
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Seabiscuit

by Laura Hillenbrand

2001•Documentary•453 pages

Taste attributes: documentarysportsanimalshistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA realistic, moving non-fiction book, 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: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.4 / 5

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About This Book

Retraces the journey of Seabiscuit, a horse with crooked legs and a pathetic tail that made racing history in 1938, thanks to the efforts of a trainer, owner, and jockey who transformed a bottom-level racehorse into a legend.

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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

DocumentarySportsAnimalsHistoricalUnderdog triumphsUnlikely connections

Subjects

Race horsesHorse racingBiographyHistory20th CenturyGeschichteSeabiscuit

Details

Author
Laura Hillenbrand
Published
2001
Pages
453
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