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The Best Laid Plans

Name: The Best Laid Plans
Author: Sidney Sheldon

by Sidney Sheldon

1997•Thriller•368 pages

Taste attributes: thrillerpoliticaldramaunsavouryheavylinearglossyemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seemsall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA stylish thriller, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Oliver Russell, a Southern governor, has a plan to win the White House. Leslie Stewart has a plan to stop him. Neither scheme comes off the way it was planned.

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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

ThrillerPoliticalDramaInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSolving the riddle/not as it seemsAll consuming quest

Subjects

Newspaper publishingPresidentsPolitical fictionMan-woman relationshipsPresidentesGovernorsRevengeRelatos de aventura

Details

Author: Sidney Sheldon
Published: 1997
Pages: 368
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Source: Open Library

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