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Sharpe's Tiger

Name: Sharpe's Tiger
Author: Bernard Cornwell

by Bernard Cornwell

1997•War•384 pages

Taste attributes: warhistoricalactionadventurefastunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questunderdog triumphsrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA morally murky war novel that is heavy, sweeping and stirring. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

In a battery of events that will make a hero out of an illiterate private, a young Richard Sharpe poses as the enemy to bring down a ruthless Indian dictator backed by fearsome French troops.The year is 1799, and Richard Sharpe is just beginning his military career.

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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

WarHistoricalActionAdventureAll consuming questUnderdog triumphsRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

India Mysore War, 1799Military HistorySiegesHistorical FictionHistorySoldiersHistoricalAlternative History

Details

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Published: 1997
Pages: 384
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Source: Open Library

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