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The Gilded Age

Name: The Gilded Age
Author: Mark Twain

by Mark Twain

1873•Comedy•479 pages

Taste attributes: comedypoliticalhistoricaldramafresh & originallinearsocial commentaryrags to richesinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA fresh comic novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

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

Open Library rating

3.0 / 5

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About This Book

"This rollicking novel is rife with unscrupulous politicians, colorful plutocrats, and blindly optimistic speculators caught up in a frenzy of romance, murder, and surefire deals gone bust.

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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

ComedyPoliticalHistoricalDramaSocial commentaryRags to richesInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Legislators in fictionLegislatorsPolitical corruptionBusinessmenSpeculation in fictionBusinessmen in fictionSpeculationPolitical corruption in fiction

Details

Author: Mark Twain
Published: 1873
Pages: 479
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Source: Open Library

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