Once There Was a War by John Steinbeck

Once There Was a War

John Steinbeck

256 pages first pub 1958 (editions)

nonfiction classics history reflective slow-paced

Description

A collection of Steinbeck's dispatches filed for the New York Herald Times at the height of World War II. He begins in England, recounting the courage of the bomber crews, the tragic air-raids and the strangeness of the British, before being sent ...

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Moods

informative 71%
reflective 50%
sad 38%
emotional 34%
adventurous 30%
dark 28%
funny 28%
tense 22%
challenging 19%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 32%
fast 19%

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