Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalcrimeunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsall consuming questsocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a moving biography, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.4 / 5
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About This Book
A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world's "great hush." In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall,...
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- Author
- Erik Larson
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 480
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- Open Library
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