The Way We Live Now
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The Way We Live Now

by Anthony Trollope

1875•Historical•502 pages

Taste attributes: historicalpoliticaldramabusinessfresh & originalunsavouryrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerags to riches

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Boxlist takeExpect an inventive, realistic historical novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

From a review of the Anthony Trollope canon in The Economist (2020/04/08 edition): “The Way We Live Now” (1875) is as much a portrait of the last few decades as it is of the high Victorian age, and every bit as addictive as HBO’s hit series “Succession”.

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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

HistoricalPoliticalDramaBusinessSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRags to riches

Subjects

Capitalists and financiers in fictionCommercial crimes in fictionCapitalists and financiersCommercial crimesSocial life and customsEngland in fictionEnglandPolitics and government

Details

Author
Anthony Trollope
Published
1875
Pages
502
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