War's Unwomanly Face by Svetlana Alexievich

247 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history dark emotional sad medium-paced
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 A long-awaited English translation of the groundbreaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russia—from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature“A landmark.”—Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Tw...

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emotional 83%
sad 80%
dark 72%
informative 64%
reflective 62%
challenging 48%
tense 28%
inspiring 18%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 6%
funny 2%

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slow 31%
fast 12%

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