A review by loyaultemelie
Childhood, Boyhood, Youth by Leo Tolstoy

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very evocative of F Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise to me, in a good way (since I do love that book). I wish it had been properly finished, though I admit I disliked Tolstoy’s tangent on love and his characterization of women in love.