The Faraway Nearby
by Rebecca Solnit
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, original biography: moving and heavy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
A companion to "A Field Guide for Getting Lost" explores the ways that people construct lives from stories and connect to each other through empathy, narrative, and imagination, sharing anecdotes about historical figures and members of the author's own family.
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- Author
- Rebecca Solnit
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 259
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- Open Library
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