The Periodic Table by Raymond Rosenthal, Primo Levi

The Periodic Table

Raymond Rosenthal, Primo Levi

233 pages first pub 1975 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science challenging reflective slow-paced

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The Periodic Table by Primo Levi is an impassioned response to the Holocaust: Consisting of 21 short stories, each possessing the name of a chemical element, the collection tells of the author's experiences as a Jewish-Italian chemist before, duri...

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Moods

reflective 85%
informative 54%
emotional 43%
inspiring 35%
sad 33%
challenging 32%
hopeful 20%
dark 17%
funny 12%
tense 12%
adventurous 11%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 41%
fast 9%

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