The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati

The Tartar Steppe

Dino Buzzati with Stuart Hood

198 pages • first pub 1940 (view editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Often likened to Kafka's The Castle, The Tartar Steppe is both a scathing critique of military life and a meditation on the human thirst for glory. It tells of young Giovanni Drogo, who is posted to a distant fort overlooking the vast Tartar stepp...

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Community Reviews

4.13
based on 2,361 reviews

Moods

reflective: 87%

sad: 54%

emotional: 38%

dark: 31%

mysterious: 31%

challenging: 18%

tense: 14%

inspiring: 13%

adventurous: 7%

hopeful: 6%

relaxing: 2%

funny: 1%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

41% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

67% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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