Guns, germs, and steel
Jared M. Diamond
Non-Fiction / History
Guns, germs, and steel
by Jared M. Diamond
—· 528 p· 1997
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Overview
About
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question.
Pages
528
Record
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Scholarship10
Worldbuilding9
Explanatory Power9
Narration8
Prose7
Plot twists6
Pacing6
Emotional depth4
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