192 pages • first pub 1863 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812975048
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication date: 14 February 2006
Description
This 1862 novel, in a vibrant new translation by Peter Constantine, is Tolstoy's semiautobiographical story of young Olenin, a wealthy, disaffected Muscovite who joins the Russian army and travels to the untamed frontier of the Caucasus in search ...
Community Reviews Summary of 239 reviews
Moods
adventurous 57%
emotional 35%
funny 17%
inspiring 17%
challenging 14%
relaxing 10%
sad 10%
lighthearted 7%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 32% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4% | No: 4%Average rating
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192 pages • first pub 1863 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812975048
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication date: 14 February 2006
Description
This 1862 novel, in a vibrant new translation by Peter Constantine, is Tolstoy's semiautobiographical story of young Olenin, a wealthy, disaffected Muscovite who joins the Russian army and travels to the untamed frontier of the Caucasus in search ...
Community Reviews Summary of 239 reviews
Moods
adventurous 57%
emotional 35%
funny 17%
inspiring 17%
challenging 14%
relaxing 10%
sad 10%
lighthearted 7%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 32% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.