War's Unwomanly Face by Svetlana Alexievich

247 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history dark emotional sad medium-paced

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 A long-awaited English translation of the groundbreaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russia—from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature“A landmark.”—Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Tw...

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emotional 82%
sad 78%
dark 69%
informative 64%
reflective 64%
challenging 48%
tense 27%
inspiring 18%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 4%
funny 3%

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slow 30%
fast 7%

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