The Words
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthtroubled leadsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is original, serious and unhurried. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
The book, consisting of Sartre distancing himself from writing and making his farewells to literature was very successful for the author and was hailed nearly unanimously as a "literary success"[citation needed].
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- Author
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 213
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