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Earnest, classical in form, plot-driven and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Carl Zimmer
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 243
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Pantheon
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780375424304
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