The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy by Chris Murphy

The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy

Chris Murphy

384 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging reflective medium-paced
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Is America really an ultra-violent nation? This sweeping history by Chris Murphy, U.S. senator from Connecticut, interrogates the origins of our violent impulses, the roots of our obsession with firearms, and the national mythologies that prevent ...

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informative 100%
challenging 55%
reflective 55%
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inspiring 44%
hopeful 33%
sad 22%
dark 11%

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slow 22%

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