War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy with Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

1296 pages | first published 1869

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From the award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov comes this magnificent new translation of Tolstoy's masterwork.Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American ReadWar and Peace broadly foc...
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Moods

challenging 77%
reflective 73%
emotional 56%
informative 41%
adventurous 39%
sad 28%
inspiring 21%
tense 21%
dark 18%
hopeful 18%
funny 11%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 82%
medium 16%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 61% | Character: 28% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

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

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%

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