O Deserto Dos Tartaros by Dino Buzzati, Dino Buzzati

O Deserto Dos Tartaros

Dino Buzzati, Dino Buzzati

227 pages • first pub 1940 (view editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Often likened to Kafka's The Castle, The Tartar Steppe is both a scathing critique of military life and a meditation on the human thirst for glory. It tells of young Giovanni Drogo, who is posted to a distant fort overlooking the vast Tartar stepp...

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Community Reviews

4.12
based on 1,959 reviews

Moods

reflective: 86%

sad: 53%

emotional: 36%

dark: 32%

mysterious: 32%

challenging: 18%

tense: 14%

inspiring: 12%

adventurous: 5%

hopeful: 4%

funny: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
16% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

43% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
77% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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