The Faithful Executioner
by Joel F. Harrington
Taste attributes: biographyhistoricaldocumentarycrimeslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is serious, morally murky and original. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
"The extraordinary story of a Renaissance-era executioner and his world, based on a rare and overlooked journal In the late 1500s a Nuremberg man named Frantz Schmidt began to do something utterly remarkable for his era: he started keeping a journal. But what makes Schmidt even more compelling to us is his day job.
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- Joel F. Harrington
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 318
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