Thunderstruck by Erik Larson

Thunderstruck

Erik Larson

480 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history science true crime challenging informative mysterious slow-paced
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The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time - Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communicat...

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Moods

informative 94%
adventurous 40%
mysterious 40%
dark 39%
tense 23%
challenging 8%
reflective 6%
sad 6%
emotional 5%
inspiring 5%
funny 2%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 41%
fast 8%

Average rating

3.64

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