When We Cease to Understand the World
by Benjamín Labatut
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalpsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeAn inventive, serious novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
A fictional examination of the lives of real-life scientists and thinkers whose discoveries resulted in moral consequences beyond their imagining.
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- Author
- Benjamín Labatut
- Published
- 2020
- Pages
- 191
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- Open Library
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