Jane: A Murder by Maggie Nelson

Jane: A Murder

Maggie Nelson

224 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir poetry true crime reflective fast-paced

Description

Jane tells the spectral story of the life and death of Maggie Nelson’s aunt Jane, who was murdered in 1969 while a first-year law student at the University of Michigan. Though officially unsolved, Jane’s murder was apparently the third in a series...

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Moods

dark 74%
reflective 69%
sad 67%
emotional 64%
mysterious 27%
challenging 26%
tense 12%
informative 10%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 1%

Pace

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medium 30%
slow 10%

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