Dustin J Allen’s Reviews > War and Peace > Status Update

Ugh hate it when two beloved minor-ish characters die in short order— wtf thought the war was basically over. This isn't a spoiler btw there's like 900 characters in this book.

Dang, 13% of this giant long ass book left and life starts again tomorrow morning. So good though, can't rush it. Sometimes the war sections seem like they'd mean more if I knew literally anything about the history of Napoleon vs. Russia, but the existential crises and intense character development and love stories and yeah even the war scenes are great. Even Tolstoy just describing seasons changing is so beautiful.

Nearing the end. So much has gone down with all sorts of people, including fucking Napoleon. Hoping to finish this by Wednesday-ish.

I took a 1-year break from this book once I hit the halfway point. Just ran out of time and then never had the urge to pick it up again... Feels good to jump back in. I think it's a really good book.