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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
It was the characters’ journeys that kept me going. The very last part is pure commentary, and I have no interest and take no enjoyment from it. The characters’ journeys are finished.
It was the characters’ journeys that kept me going. The very last part is pure commentary, and I have no interest and take no enjoyment from it. The characters’ journeys are finished.
I hate this book. It feels like it was written by a man in how women are written about. Also- there are so many fucking names thrown out for people who aren’t relevant. It could be that I’m just not in the mood, but I am not here for this right now.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It took me a while to get into this one. The large cast and the general trickiness of Russian names (full names, patronymics, diminutive names, etc.) took a while to get up-to-speed on, but it picked up once the shooting started and really hit its stride when Napoleon invaded Russia. I guess I liked war more than peace. Tolstoy's interjections on the European politics and the causes of the war were interesting at first, but became repetitive and eventually pedantic at the very end. I thought he did a nice job tracking the various families and working them into the framework of Russia history. I always glimpses into historical Russian politics and society interesting, and the descriptions of the way armies operated in that time period is astounding. I didn't find the book as "sweeping" and "epic" as advertised, but I'm used to some of Stephen King's more ambitious works, such as The Stand and Under the Dome; however, I imagine War and Peace was quite an accomplishment in its day and I will give him props for breaking ground for authors that followed.
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes