Bread and Wine by Ignazio Silone

Bread and Wine

The Abruzzo Cycle #2

Ignazio Silone with Eric Mosbacher (Translator), Irving Howe (Contributor), Barry Menikoff (Contributor)

279 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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When it first appeared in 1936, Bread and Wine stunned the world with its exposure of Italy's fascist state, depicting that regime's use of brute force for the body and lies for the mind. Through the story of Pietro Spina, who returns from fifteen...

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Moods

reflective 85%
informative 71%
dark 42%
emotional 42%
adventurous 28%
inspiring 28%
sad 28%
challenging 14%
lighthearted 14%
mysterious 14%
relaxing 14%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 42%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Plot: 16% | Character: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

3.75

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