The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge, and India's Quest for Independence by Anita Anand

The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge, and India's Quest for Independence

Anita Anand

384 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative medium-paced

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The dramatic true story of a celebrated young survivor of a 1919 British massacre in India, and his ferocious twenty-year campaign of revenge that made him a hero to hundreds of millions--and spawned a classic legend.When Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the ...

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informative 77%
dark 48%
emotional 37%
sad 37%
tense 25%
adventurous 22%
challenging 22%
reflective 22%
inspiring 14%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%

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medium 66%
fast 18%
slow 14%

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