The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason

The Winter Soldier

Daniel Mason

323 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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Vienna, 1914. Lucius is a twenty-two-year-old medical student when World War I explodes across Europe. Enraptured by romantic tales of battlefield surgery, he enlists, expecting a position at a well-organized field hospital. But when he arrives, a...

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Moods

emotional 75%
sad 70%
dark 52%
reflective 45%
adventurous 39%
tense 37%
mysterious 28%
challenging 24%
informative 22%
hopeful 17%
inspiring 9%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 28%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 49% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 38% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%

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