Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon

Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets

David Simon

631 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark informative sad medium-paced

Description

Homicide is one of the oldest crimes in human civilization. It is perhaps one of the most baffling human phenomenon and has been condemned all through the ages. There has been global increase in homicide and it causes over 500,000 deaths per year ...

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Moods

dark 94%
informative 73%
challenging 47%
reflective 47%
sad 42%
funny 36%
mysterious 31%
emotional 26%
tense 26%
adventurous 21%
hopeful 10%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 36%
fast 5%

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