And Quiet Flows the Don cover

And Quiet Flows the Don

by Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov

One of a continuing series of books about characters in a peasant village and their involvement in the brewing revolution and civil war. Best to read them in order. The author should have been awarded the Nobel prize decades earlier than he was.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?