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Dec 25, 2023daedalus4444 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My favourite novel. I will not even attempt to describe what makes it so great, as I could never do it justice. Don't be intimidated by the length or the slow start; just read it!
Apr 06, 2023InnisfilTeenReads rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Prior to reading this novel, I was intimidated to say the least. Like most people, I was doubtful of any enjoyment due to the book’s extreme length and amount of war-related, graphic details that it contains. However, it was definitely…
Feb 06, 2023Penguinreader101 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Great translation
Nov 23, 2021Anita_Dickey rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I read this book to fulfill the goal read a book with an oxymoron in the title (war and peace). It was ok. It was the typical French/Russian novel. Entertaining in spots, boring in others. I liked it on the whole better than Anna…
May 15, 2021flygt rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Although a bit lengthy I enjoyed the story and characters. However I think the strong point are his astute observations on human nature.
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Jan 13, 2021NeoRauch rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
War and Peace takes place from 1805 to 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars that ravaged Europe. It primarily follows the lives of several Russian aristocratic families as they live their lives and cope with the world around them. This includes…
Jul 10, 2020
1867 - 4.12
Apr 22, 2020
387 pages in and not much to recommend it. Originally in 2019, , I read 542 pages and set it aside, and so now I am dedicated to finishing it and am keeping literary journal on it, as I do for all books. I started journaling a few years…
Feb 19, 2020SusyHendrix rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
You definitely need to be old enough to appreciate this book and something tells me that even in my mid-20s, there are things in this great novel that I will not fully appreciate until I am older. But this really is fantastic-- a must read…
Mar 08, 2019
I read this book when I was 13, found it really boring but when I read it about 22 years old it was the best book I read up to that point. this book really deserves more than just another random, very long long book that just sits on the…
Dec 09, 2018
War and Peace deserves its place in the pantheon of the world's greatest books. This translation (Pevear and Volkhonsky) does not. It is an attempt to make the language more modern than it is in the classic Maude version. So we have…
Oct 28, 2018SurreyLibraries_Reads rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I’ve always thought this would be a daunting and difficult read – and it wasn’t. It was actually a very interesting look into Russian life during Napoleon’s time. He shows the upper class, lower class, peasants, soldiers of all ranks by…
Sep 12, 2018dissymissylessy rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
" On the 3rd of March every room in the English Club was abuzz with conversation and the members and guests, resplendent in uniforms or morning dress, some of them even with powdered hair and wearing Russian kaftans, were like busy bees in…
Aug 02, 2018
something random i read this when i was 11
Jan 17, 2018gomiami1972 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book requires great patience due to its length. Don't look at it as a book with 1000 pages. Read 20-30 in a sitting. There are really three separate grades for this book. First, the development of the Tolstoy fictional characters…
Oct 19, 2017
Um do you think a middle schooler should read this? Is it suitable
Sep 07, 2017Mrucks rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is my favorite translation! VERY WELL DONE!!
Aug 24, 2017
With Napoleon declaring war on Russia, this book focuses on families of different backgrounds. With a wide variety of characters the book covers the grand scheme of things, however, it was incredibly lengthy. As loved as it was, I had the…
Jun 26, 2017
This catalogue entry attributes War and Peace to the wrong Tolstoy. To Count Aleksey also a novelist and distant relative of Count Leo who wrote war and Peace. Aleksey the "red count" was a soviet writer who among other things was a…
Nov 22, 2016ArapahoeSteffen rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book got me interested in the Napoleonic wars with Russia for the first time, much in the same way that Gone With the Wind encouraged me to learn more about the American Civil War. This book strangely reminded me of the Game of…
Aug 04, 2016rpavlacic rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A monumental work that is not for the faint of heart. Those who manage to read it will be rewarded with a story of three aristocratic families ripped apart by the Napoleonic wars. The title is a misnomer - it's more like 90% war, 10%…
Jun 03, 2016TSCPL_ChrisB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A rambling mess of a novel done in a way only Tolstoy could get away with. War & Peace is peopled with an excellent cast of characters who are weaved into a story that is interesting and beautiful.
Mar 07, 2016Memawrayne rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Wow! I can see why this is a classic. I tried to read it in college and couldn't keep the characters straight. Having viewed a televised version recently, I thought maybe I could do better with the characters and who they were. …
Oct 15, 2014red_penguin_987 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Long, boring book. ZZZZZZZZZ
Aug 05, 2014
This is claimed to be the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation, yet it appears to instead be the Constance Garnett version. Miscategorized!