The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels by Stefan Timmermans, Pamela Prickett

The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels

Stefan Timmermans, Pamela Prickett

313 pages first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
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An intimate, deeply moving investigation of an underreported phenomenon—the rising number of unclaimed dead in America today—and what it says about the state of our society.For centuries, people who died destitute or alone were buried in potter’s ...

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Moods

sad 85%
informative 80%
emotional 60%
reflective 50%
dark 40%
challenging 25%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 15%

Pace

medium 68%
fast 15%
slow 15%

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4.05

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