The Right Stuff
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The Right Stuff

by Tom Wolfe

1979•Documentary•436 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryrobots/ai/spacehistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringgame/competitionall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeGrounded and fresh: a serious non-fiction book. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

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4.3 / 5

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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

DocumentaryRobots/ai/spaceHistoricalBiographyGame/competitionAll consuming quest

Subjects

AstronauticsAstronautsHISTORY / United States / 20th CenturyRuimtevaartBiography

Details

Author
Tom Wolfe
Published
1979
Pages
436
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