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Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Name: Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Author: Joan Didion

by Joan Didion

1967•Documentary•238 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarytroubled leadsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, original non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

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

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

American novelist Joan Didion's first volume of nonfiction essays, first published in 1968, consisting of twenty works that reflect the atmosphere in America during the 1960s, especially in California.

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SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

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Genres and themes

DocumentaryJournalisticSocial commentaryTroubled leadsUnlikely connections

Subjects

Social life and customsHippiesWomen authorsEssaysAmerican essaysBethlehemSpiritualitySocial conditions

Details

Author: Joan Didion
Published: 1967
Pages: 238
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Source: Open Library

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