In the Heart of the Sea: The Incredible True Story that Inspired Moby-Dick by Nathaniel Philbrick

In the Heart of the Sea: The Incredible True Story that Inspired Moby-Dick

Nathaniel Philbrick

336 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative sad slow-paced

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The riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture directed by Ron Howard Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson will star in a new film based on this National Book Award-winning account...

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adventurous 75%
dark 74%
informative 72%
sad 41%
tense 36%
emotional 28%
challenging 25%
reflective 15%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 2%

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slow 28%
fast 16%

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