Last Witnesses: Unchildlike Stories by Svetlana Alexievich

320 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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"A masterpiece" (The Guardian) from the Nobel Prize-winning writer, an oral history of children's experiences in World War II across RussiaNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST For more than three decades, Svetlana Alexiev...

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Moods

sad 81%
emotional 75%
dark 71%
reflective 53%
challenging 38%
informative 36%
tense 33%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 3%

Pace

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fast 32%
slow 24%

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