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The Black Count

Name: The Black Count
Author: Tom Reiss

by Tom Reiss

2012•Biography•432 pages

Taste attributes: biographyhistoricaldocumentaryactionslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is inventive, stirring and serious. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · 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

Explores the life and career of Thomas Alexandre Dumas, a man almost unknown today, but whose swashbuckling exploits appear in The three musketeers and whose trials and triumphs inspired The count of Monte Cristo.

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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

BiographyHistoricalDocumentaryActionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnderdog triumphsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

GeneralsFamilyMilitary HistoryFranceBiographyFrance. ArmeeFamiliesMilirary history

Details

Author: Tom Reiss
Published: 2012
Pages: 432
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Source: Open Library

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