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In brief: Taking Manhattan; The Horse; Twist – review

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Summary
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71% Informative

Russell Shorto’s follow-up to The Island at the Centre of the World takes as its starting point the moment the Dutch colony New Amsterdam became New York in 1664 .

Colum McCann marshals insightful reportage with intense storytelling: thrilling and thoughtful stuff.

Willy Vlautin's The Horse is a bleak ballad, but The Horse still soars.

VR Score

70

Informative language

68

Neutral language

6

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

Source diversity

1

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