The Big Picture
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The Big Picture

by Douglas Kennedy

1997•Drama•441 pages

Taste attributes: dramamysterycrimepsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryrealisticintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioncomplex relationshiptroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA morally murky novel that is inventive, polished and intimate. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

WHAT IF YOU COULD GIVE UP YOUR LIFE AND TAKE OVER SOMEONE ELSE'S? Ben Bradford has it all. A beautiful wife, two adorable children, a big house in an upscale neighborhood, and a top paying job as a partner at a New York law firm. But scratch the surface and you'll find a deeply unhappy man. Not only did he want to be a photographer, but his wife is slipping away from him into the arms of another man....

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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

DramaMysteryCrimePsychologicalSelf destruction/implosionComplex relationshipTroubled leads

Subjects

PhotographersDetective and mystery storiesImpostors and impostureLife change eventsAmerican Detective and mystery storiesMan-woman relationshipsMarried peopleSpecimens

Details

Author
Douglas Kennedy
Published
1997
Pages
441
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