War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy with Alexandra Kropotkin (Translator)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

696 pages | first published 1869

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Officers and soldiers, emperors and gentry, people of fashion and ordinary people, serfs and pesants are all presented, and we see, through their eyes, Russia and France at the time of Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
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Moods

challenging 77%
reflective 73%
emotional 56%
informative 41%
adventurous 39%
sad 27%
inspiring 21%
tense 21%
dark 18%
hopeful 18%
funny 11%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 82%
medium 15%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 61% | Character: 27% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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