Last Witnesses: Unchildlike Stories by Svetlana Alexievich

320 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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"A masterpiece" (The Guardian) from the Nobel Prize-winning writer, an oral history of children's experiences in World War II across RussiaNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST For more than three decades, Svetlana Alexiev...

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Moods

sad 86%
emotional 78%
dark 62%
reflective 59%
informative 40%
challenging 29%
tense 27%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 2%

Pace

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fast 36%
slow 24%

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