The Sixth Extinction
by Elizabeth Kolbert
Taste attributes: documentaryanimalshistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, wide-ranging non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
From the author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe, a powerful and important work about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a compelling account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes.
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- Author
- Elizabeth Kolbert
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 352
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- Open Library
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