The Name of War
by Jill Lepore
Taste attributes: historicaldocumentarywarpoliticalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: an emotional non-fiction book, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: 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
Winner of the the 1998 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award of the Phi Beta Kappa Society King Philip's War, the excruciating racial war--colonists against Indians--that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in proportion to population, the bloodiest in American history.
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- Author
- Jill Lepore
- Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 337
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