The Sergeant in the Snow by Mario Rigoni Stern

The Sergeant in the Snow

Mario Rigoni Stern with Archibald Colquhoun (Translator)

104 pages first pub 1953 (view editions)

fiction classics emotional sad medium-paced
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Ideal for readers drawn to emotionally intense, historically grounded narratives that explore human resilience and the harrowing realities of war through personal memory.

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Mario Rigoni Stern was barely twenty-one and already a battle veteran at the time of the World War II disaster he describes in The Sergeant in the Snow. In July 1942 three divisions of Italian Alpini troops, specially trained for winter warfare, b...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 77 reviews

Moods

reflective: 66%

sad: 66%

emotional: 60%

tense: 60%

adventurous: 40%

dark: 40%

informative: 40%

inspiring: 20%

challenging: 6%

funny: 6%

hopeful: 6%


Pace

23% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

37% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
37% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

28% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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