Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre

Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter

Carmen Aguirre

277 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective fast-paced
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Winner of Canada Reads 2012: True Stories!A gripping, darkly comic first-hand account of a young underground revolutionary during the Pinochet dictatorship in 1980s Chile.On September 11, 1973, a violent coup removed Salvador Allende, the democrat...

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Moods

informative 73%
emotional 66%
reflective 60%
adventurous 53%
dark 53%
challenging 46%
inspiring 40%
tense 33%
sad 26%
hopeful 20%
funny 13%

Pace

medium 64%
fast 28%
slow 7%

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3.87

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