The Sergeant in the Snow by Mario Rigoni Stern, Archibald Colquhoun

The Sergeant in the Snow

Mario Rigoni Stern, Archibald Colquhoun

104 pages first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics emotional sad medium-paced

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Mario Rigoni Stern was barely twenty-one and already a battle veteran at the time of the World War II disaster he describes in The Sergeant in the Snow. In July 1942 three divisions of Italian Alpini troops, specially trained for winter warfare, b...

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Moods

informative 75%
reflective 75%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%
dark 25%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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3.18

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