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496 pages • first pub 1899 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781840227284
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Publication date: 07 July 2014
Description
This powerful novel, Tolstoy's third major masterpiece, after War and Peace and Anna Karenina, begins with a courtroom drama (the finest in Russian literature) all the more stunning for being based on a real-life event. Dmitri Nekhlyudov, called t...
Community Reviews Summary of 795 reviews
Moods
challenging 61%
sad 38%
emotional 37%
dark 33%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%
hopeful 17%
tense 17%
adventurous 11%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 33% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual assaultMinor
Murder, Rape
496 pages • first pub 1899 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781840227284
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Publication date: 07 July 2014
Description
This powerful novel, Tolstoy's third major masterpiece, after War and Peace and Anna Karenina, begins with a courtroom drama (the finest in Russian literature) all the more stunning for being based on a real-life event. Dmitri Nekhlyudov, called t...
Community Reviews Summary of 795 reviews
Moods
challenging 61%
sad 38%
emotional 37%
dark 33%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%
hopeful 17%
tense 17%
adventurous 11%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 33% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual assaultMinor
Murder, Rape