War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy with Pat Conroy (Contributor), Ann Dunnigan (Translator), John Hockenberry (Contributor)

2101 pages • first pub 1869 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Leo Tolstoy's grand masterpiece—a timeless saga of family, love, and loss in Russia surrounding the War of 1812.“The greatest of all novelists...what else can we call the author of War and Peace?” asked Virginia Woolf rhetorically—and literary lum...

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Community Reviews

4.08
based on 18,847 reviews

Moods

challenging: 75%

reflective: 74%

emotional: 58%

informative: 44%

adventurous: 40%

sad: 31%

inspiring: 23%

tense: 22%

hopeful: 19%

dark: 18%

funny: 12%

relaxing: 4%

mysterious: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

18% of readers chose medium
80% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
64% of readers chose A mix
25% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

85% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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