The Central Park Five: A Chronicle of a City Wilding by Sarah Burns

The Central Park Five: A Chronicle of a City Wilding

Sarah Burns

fiction crime history true crime dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

240 pages

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On April 20, 1989, the body of a woman is discovered in Central Park, her skull so badly smashed that nearly 80 percent of her blood has spilled onto the ground. Within days, five black and Latino teenagers confess to her rape and beating. In a c...
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Summary of 135 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
informative 84%
sad 84%
emotional 69%
challenging 53%
reflective 46%
tense 46%
inspiring 15%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 7%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 42%

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4.1

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