In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

Erik Larson

448 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative slow-paced

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"Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes."--New York Times Book ReviewErik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in...

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informative 91%
dark 67%
tense 44%
challenging 35%
reflective 35%
sad 22%
emotional 17%
adventurous 12%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%

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medium 38%
fast 6%

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