These Truths
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These Truths

by Jill Lepore

2018•Historical•922 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldocumentarypoliticalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeWeighty and realistic: an intricate non-fiction book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

"In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian ... Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation, an urgently needed reckoning with the beauty and tragedy of American history.

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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

HistoricalDocumentaryPoliticalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

HistoryPolitics and governmentState & LocalModernCivil rightsHistoireHistoriographieVerite comme consensus

Details

Author
Jill Lepore
Published
2018
Pages
922
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