War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy with Louise Maude (Translator), Aylmer Maude (Translator)

1024 pages • first pub 1869 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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War and Peace is a vast epic centred on Napoleon's war with Russia. While it expresses Tolstoy's view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence, he peoples his great novel with a cast of over five hundred characters.  Three ...

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Moods

challenging 76%
reflective 74%
emotional 57%
informative 42%
adventurous 40%
sad 30%
inspiring 23%
tense 21%
hopeful 19%
dark 18%
funny 11%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 81%
medium 17%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 64% | Character: 26% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%

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4.08

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