Truth & Beauty
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Truth & Beauty

by Ann Patchett

2004•Biography•272 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeRealistic and stirring: a heavy biography, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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About This Book

What happens when the person who is your family is someone you aren't bound to by blood? What happens when the person you promise to love and to honor for the rest of your life is not your lover, but your best friend?

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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

BiographyDocumentaryComplex relationshipHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Sarcoma, Ewing'sGroup readingFriends and associatesDisfigured personsBooks and readingUnited StatesPatientsNonfiction

Details

Author
Ann Patchett
Published
2004
Pages
272
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