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Alternate History

The Only Harmless Great Thing

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  • 2018 first published
  • 96 pages
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Published in 2018, The Only Harmless Great Thing is an alternate history novella by Brooke Bolander. Readers will find themes of Electrocution, elephants, watch dial painters and Radiation.

13 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 96 pages — 1–2 hours of reading at an average pace.

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  • Electrocution
  • Elephants
  • Watch dial painters
  • Radiation
  • Experiments
  • Toxicology
  • Radium paint
  • Alternative history

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Who wrote The Only Harmless Great Thing?

The Only Harmless Great Thing was written by Brooke Bolander and first published in 2018.

What genre is The Only Harmless Great Thing?

It is usually shelved as Alternate History.

How long is The Only Harmless Great Thing?

The median edition has 96 pages, about 1–2 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Only Harmless Great Thing?

Readers who like it often enjoy Babel, The Yiddish Policemen's Union and His Majesty's Dragon.

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