Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans by Dan Baum

Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans

Dan Baum

352 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional sad slow-paced

Description

The hidden history of a haunted and beloved city told through the intersecting lives of nine remarkable characters After Hurricane Katrina, Dan Baum moved to New Orleans to write about the city’s response to the disaster for The New Yorker. He qui...

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Moods

informative 87%
emotional 62%
sad 50%
challenging 37%
reflective 37%
dark 25%
tense 25%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 12%

Pace

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medium 28%
fast 28%

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