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I first read War and Peace 30 years ago in a different translation. Because our ideas and perspectives change so much over the years, I was very curious to see if my response to this book might have changed. It has not. I believe this is the greatest novel I've ever read.
Tolstoy is a genius. His story is sweeping in breadth and depth. His psychological understanding of his characters is remarkably acute, their actions are utterly believable. He is able pick out the telling detail that becomes ...more
Tolstoy is a genius. His story is sweeping in breadth and depth. His psychological understanding of his characters is remarkably acute, their actions are utterly believable. He is able pick out the telling detail that becomes ...more
If I were to read only one novelist, it would be Tolstoy. His writing is superb, his characters vivid, and his plot carries me along wherever he chooses to take me.
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Look for Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky translation.
Look for Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky translation.
Sep 13, 2007
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Oct 07, 2007
Dottie
marked it as books-to-check-out
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Jan 22, 2010
Sarah Hart
marked it as to-read
