Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman, Robert Chandler, Elizabeth Chandler

Stalingrad

Stalingrad #1

Vasily Grossman, Robert Chandler, Elizabeth Chandler

1088 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional sad slow-paced
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Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate has been hailed as a twentieth-century War and Peace. However, Life and Fate is only the second half of a two-part work, the first half of which was published in 1952. Grossman wanted to call this earlier work Stali...

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Community Reviews Summary of 181 reviews

Moods

emotional 72%
challenging 58%
tense 55%
informative 51%
sad 51%
dark 48%
reflective 37%
adventurous 27%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 10%

Pace

slow 59%
medium 37%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Character: 29% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 19% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

4.22

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