War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy with Alexandra Kropotkin (Translator)

696 pages • first pub 1869 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Officers and soldiers, emperors and gentry, people of fashion and ordinary people, serfs and pesants are all presented, and we see, through their eyes, Russia and France at the time of Napoleon's invasion of Russia.

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Moods

challenging 76%
reflective 74%
emotional 58%
informative 42%
adventurous 40%
sad 30%
inspiring 23%
tense 21%
hopeful 19%
dark 18%
funny 12%
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: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%

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: 65% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%

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