The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Erik Larson

608 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz--an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented cris...

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informative 93%
inspiring 42%
reflective 28%
dark 26%
tense 25%
challenging 23%
emotional 23%
adventurous 18%
hopeful 14%
sad 11%
funny 5%

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slow 37%
fast 6%

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