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War and Peace
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Old School Classics, Pre-1915
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Kenny
The strongest of all warriors are these two; Time and Patience.
War and Peace ~~~ Leo Tolstoy


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Much earlier in this year, I was speaking to my friend, Srđan. I had not come up with a reading goal for 2021. It was during that conversation that I decided I would make my 2021 goal to read big classics, delving into my bucket list of books unread & inhabit a new world each month. During January, I read all four books of The Little Women Series . In February, I took on War and Peace.

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Trisha
Feb 25, 2014 rated it it was amazing
My epic, two month journey through War and Peace has ended....and it was worth every minute! The novel was absolutely amazing! The characters had such depth and the multiple story lines kept the momentum of the book moving forward. The chapters were short and because they often skipped around to the various story lines, you rarely got bogged down. I will be honest, I thought the sections on military tactics and the societal what-nots according to Tolstoy were a little slow, but they were a very ...more
Patrick
Jan 19, 2010 marked it as to-read
James Keenley
Mar 29, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Aug 26, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Nov 16, 2011 rated it liked it
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Feb 13, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 03, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Feb 06, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Feb 20, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Laura Ellis
Jan 19, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Aug 03, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Sep 30, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Jun 30, 2015 marked it as to-read
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Mar 30, 2016 marked it as to-read
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KK
Jan 29, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Julie
Mar 30, 2017 rated it really liked it
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Claire
Dec 13, 2017 marked it as to-read
Brenda
Jan 03, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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