A Moment of War by Laurie Lee

216 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging emotional slow-paced

Description

A gripping memoir of the Spanish Civil War with "the plainness of Orwell but the metaphorical soaring of a poem . . . An extraordinary book." (The New York Times Book Review). In December 1937 I crossed the Pyrenees from France--two days on foot ...

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Moods

emotional 80%
reflective 80%
informative 60%
adventurous 40%
inspiring 40%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
sad 20%
tense 20%

Pace

medium 80%
slow 20%

Average rating

3.83

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