The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich

The Unwomanly Face of War

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Svetlana Alexievich with Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)

384 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history dark emotional sad medium-paced
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This book is a confession, a document and a record of people's memory. More than 200 women speak in it, describing how young girls, who dreamed of becoming brides, became soldiers in 1941. More than 500,000 Soviet women participated on a par with ...

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Moods

emotional 83%
sad 79%
dark 72%
informative 64%
reflective 62%
challenging 48%
tense 28%
inspiring 18%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 6%
funny 2%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 30%
fast 12%

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