What's the Matter with Kansas?
by Thomas Frank
Taste attributes: politicaldocumentaryjournalisticfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeGrounded and serious: a moving non-fiction book. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
One of "our most insightful social observers" cracks the great political mystery of our time: how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans
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- Thomas Frank
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 319
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