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

Description

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 77%
reflective 74%
emotional 59%
informative 42%
adventurous 39%
sad 29%
inspiring 23%
tense 21%
hopeful 20%
dark 18%
funny 11%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 81%
medium 16%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 63% | Character: 26% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

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