The Road to Wigan Pier
by George Orwell
Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticpoliticalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a slow-paced non-fiction book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
A searing account of George Orwell's observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic that has lost none of its political impact over time.
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- Author
- George Orwell
- Published
- 1937
- Pages
- 230
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- Open Library
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