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The Sins of the Fathers

Name: The Sins of the Fathers
Author: Lawrence Block

by Lawrence Block

1976•Detective•186 pages

Taste attributes: detectivecrimemysterypsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA small-scale, grounded detective novel: smart and heavy. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

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

Open Library rating

3.3 / 5

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About This Book

Matthew Scudder Crime Novel #1. "When Lawrence Block is in his Matthew Scudder mode, crime fiction can sidle up so close to literature that often there's no degree of difference" (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

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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

DetectiveCrimeMysteryPsychologicalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

Private investigatorsDetective and mystery storiesMysteryMurderInvestigation

Details

Author: Lawrence Block
Published: 1976
Pages: 186
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Source: Open Library

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