The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy

The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

Leo Tolstoy with Benjamin Tucker (Translator)

150 pages first pub 1889 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
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The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889, and was promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in...

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Community Reviews

3.66
based on 221 reviews

Moods

reflective: 86%

dark: 80%

emotional: 46%

challenging: 33%

sad: 26%

tense: 20%

mysterious: 13%

funny: 6%


Pace

13% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
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medium
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Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
11% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

11% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Complicated
88% of readers chose No
Complicated
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
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