Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak
Taste attributes: romancedramawarhistoricalpoliticalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringlove conquers allcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeHeavy and emotional: a sweeping romance novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
This epic tale about the effects of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath on a bourgeois family was not published in the Soviet Union until 1987. One of the results of its publication in the West was Pasternak's complete rejection by Soviet authorities; when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958 he was compelled to decline it. The book quickly became an international best-seller.
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- Boris Pasternak
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 559
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