The Circus Fire by Stewart O'Nan

The Circus Fire

Stewart O'Nan

384 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative tense slow-paced

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The acclaimed author of Emily, Alone and Henry, Himself brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of tragedy and heroism--the great Hartford circus fire of 1944. It was a midsummer afternoon, halfway through a Ringling Brothe...

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Moods

informative 100%
sad 71%
dark 57%
challenging 14%
emotional 14%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 28%
fast 14%

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3.77

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