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The Life We Bury

Name: The Life We Bury
Author: Allen Eskens

by Allen Eskens

2014•Mystery•303 pages

Taste attributes: mysterycrimedramahistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemshuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy mystery, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

3.8 / 5

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About This Book

"An ordinary writing assignment for a college English class brings Joe face-to-face with a dying Vietnam veteran, who is also a convicted murderer."--

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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

MysteryCrimeDramaHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Vietnam War, 1961-1975Dysfunctional familiesCollege studentsVeteransDetective and mystery storiesMinnesota

Details

Author: Allen Eskens
Published: 2014
Pages: 303
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Source: Open Library

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