Childhood, Boyhood, Youth by Leo Tolstoy

Childhood, Boyhood, Youth

Childhood, Boyhood, Youth #1-3

Leo Tolstoy with Rosemary Edmonds (Translator)

320 pages first pub 1886 (editions)

fiction classics challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Leo Tolstoy began his trilogy, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, in his early twenties. Although he would in his old age famously dismiss it as an ‘awkward mixture of fact and fiction’, generations of readers have not agreed, finding the novel to be a ch...

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Community Reviews Summary of 460 reviews

Moods

reflective 89%
emotional 42%
funny 25%
lighthearted 23%
relaxing 17%
sad 16%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 12%
informative 8%
dark 5%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 35%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 31% | No: 22% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 79% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.66

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