Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Silent Spring

Rachel Carson

336 pages first pub 1962 (editions)

nonfiction classics nature politics science informative reflective slow-paced
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Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. This Penguin Modern Classics edition ...

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informative 97%
challenging 46%
reflective 44%
sad 34%
inspiring 20%
dark 19%
hopeful 14%
emotional 10%
tense 6%
adventurous 1%

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medium 34%
fast 2%

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