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Chadži-Murat by Leo Tolstoy

karenakorbin's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jakevar's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

wildbear's review against another edition

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3.75

The grace of exposition, the gesticulative action and characterization, and the sense of details, are all beautifully penned. Likewise, the political, social, and historical are deftly and understatedly expressed. And even though it doesn't amount to much as a tale or story, the anticlimactic culmination (and really the pitiful inertia in general) is an expertly balanced concoction of tragedy and sad irony; as if we had heard the exploits of Lawrence of Arabia through secondary sources and were only left with his motorcycle accident.

kingxsyed's review against another edition

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5.0

Great book. Well structured and informative but tragic in the end. It’s unfulfilled with loose ends that could never be tied but that’s the reality of death.

mimyexplore's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective relaxing
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Es un libro corto pero muy consistente. Me ha gustado mucho.

biancced's review against another edition

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4.0

god the russians suck 

tylerteacher's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

cono44's review against another edition

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Incredible. Can't decide if I put this or War and Peace first. The final chapter of Hadji Murad is probably the best chapter I've ever read of anything. I felt chills.

phedreen's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dixiet's review against another edition

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3.0

A really interesting story, well told (no surprise there). Also no surprise that it is not a cheerful book. But I'm glad I read it.