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256 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781840224535
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Publication date: 05 December 2004
Description
With an Introduction and Notes by Dr T.C.B.Cook. Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, commonly regarded as amongst the greatest novels ever written. He also, however, wrote many masterly short stories, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,099 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
emotional 57%
sad 41%
challenging 39%
tense 16%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 8%
funny 4%
informative 4%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 10% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 30% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death, Murder, Domestic abuseModerate
War, Infidelity, SexismMinor
Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Colonisation256 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781840224535
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Publication date: 05 December 2004
Description
With an Introduction and Notes by Dr T.C.B.Cook. Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, commonly regarded as amongst the greatest novels ever written. He also, however, wrote many masterly short stories, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,099 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
emotional 57%
sad 41%
challenging 39%
tense 16%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 8%
funny 4%
informative 4%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 10% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 30% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, Domestic abuseModerate
War, Infidelity, SexismMinor
Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Colonisation