Surge by Jay Bernard

Surge

Jay Bernard

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ poetry challenging reflective sad slow-paced

80 pages | first published 2019

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*Shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection 2019*Jay Bernard’s extraordinary debut is a fearlessly original exploration of the black British archive: an enquiry into the New Cross Fire of 1981, a house fire at a birthday party in ...
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Moods

emotional 78%
sad 66%
reflective 58%
informative 47%
challenging 43%
dark 41%
inspiring 13%
tense 13%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 5%
funny 3%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 40%
fast 35%
slow 23%

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