Last Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich

288 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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A powerful portrait of the personal consequences of war as seen through the innocent eyes of children, from a Nobel Prize-winning writer. Nobel Prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich delves into the traumatic memories of children who were separa...

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Moods

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

Pace

medium 44%
fast 32%
slow 24%

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4.5

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