The Lost by Matt Mendelsohn, Daniel Mendelsohn

516 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective slow-paced
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In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer's search for the truth behind his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic--part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work--that brilliantly...

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4.13
based on 385 reviews

Moods

reflective: 92%

sad: 76%

emotional: 69%

informative: 69%

challenging: 38%

dark: 38%

hopeful: 15%

inspiring: 15%

mysterious: 15%

tense: 15%

adventurous: 7%

funny: 7%


Pace

7% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
53% of readers chose slow
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