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My experience with War and Peace in the beginning it was like a blind date, at first didn’t know what to expect, but then once I started reading couple of chapters I become more and more attached to the storyline and characters. By the time I reached halfway through the book, I was certain that this is the one for me.
What is truly fascinating about this book is that Leo Tolstoy was able to capture the Russian people emotions across different classes during its time. He was able to brilliantly mi ...more
What is truly fascinating about this book is that Leo Tolstoy was able to capture the Russian people emotions across different classes during its time. He was able to brilliantly mi ...more
May 16, 2013
Terry
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it was amazing
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This book was a long haul, but totally worth the the time. It starts and finishes slowly, at first because of the rapid introduction of many characters with many variations of their names, and at last because of the lengthy & dense essay on the science of history which concludes the novel.
But in-between, it becomes a page-turner as the reader starts caring about both the characters and the sweeping historical events that overtake their lives. Few books do character development as well, particula ...more
But in-between, it becomes a page-turner as the reader starts caring about both the characters and the sweeping historical events that overtake their lives. Few books do character development as well, particula ...more
3.75 stars? I really loved parts of this, and even found myself enjoying some of the descriptions of war, which is odd for me. But Tolstoy's sections where he philosophised and questioned historians and such were just not for me, so the last 30 or so pages were a real slog and kind of ruined the reading experience a bit.
Proud of myself for conquering this behemoth, though! ...more
Proud of myself for conquering this behemoth, though! ...more
Jul 20, 2011
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