The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland by Dan Barry

The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland

Dan Barry

352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime reflective slow-paced
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In this haunting modern Dickensian story that is a literary tour de force, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Dan Barry chronicles a shameful case of exploitation and abuse in America’s heartland, involving a group of developmentally ...

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Moods

dark 88%
sad 88%
emotional 77%
informative 66%
reflective 33%
challenging 22%
inspiring 22%
hopeful 11%
tense 11%

Pace

medium 77%
slow 22%

Average rating

4.13

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