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Arundhati
is 40% done
Going in I thought I’d enjoy the drawing room conversations and relationships more than the war descriptions and social commentary, but clearly I was presumptuous. Tolstoy isn’t exactly the master of romance (although his characters are lifelike and narrative voice witty). BUT he really shines in the way he describes the chaos of war and warring strategy and his social commentary is *chef’s kiss*
— Mar 17, 2023 11:08PM
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Arundhati
is 33% done
Finished Book 1, Books 2 and 3 to go. Still a rollicking good read. The war bits are rather wonderful, surprisingly.
I’m liking Nicholas Rostov’s character more and more. Andreyi is getting annoying. Also why do these dudes have to witness bloodshed and dead bodies of their fellow men to realise that war is bad? I will never understand the point of war.
— Mar 13, 2023 01:31PM
I’m liking Nicholas Rostov’s character more and more. Andreyi is getting annoying. Also why do these dudes have to witness bloodshed and dead bodies of their fellow men to realise that war is bad? I will never understand the point of war.
Arundhati
is 19% done
I read one volume of Peace, and one of War. The third volume of Book 1 is about Peace again. There’s foreshadowing of war in the peace bits, and vice versa. It’s more enjoyable than I expected. The characters feel REAL. We all know a Vasili or a Pierre. Hell, I’ve been Pierre (minus the wealth). I’m crushing on Andreyi because he seems like the kind of emotionally unavailable dude I’d lose my head over.
— Mar 02, 2023 11:24PM
Arundhati
is on page 36 of 544
Honestly this book is so entertaining??? I’m sitting in the library and guffawing every 2 minutes. Love how relatable the characters are, especially Pierre who uses philosophy to justify everything from his indecisive nature to his lack of discipline. JUST LIKE I DO 💀 Fun fact: Pierre was loosely based on Tolstoy!
— Feb 21, 2023 09:51PM
