Reviews

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

meganbrush's review against another edition

Still slaps.

danielreader64's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tifish's review against another edition

2.0

i dont care how praised tolstoy is i hate him i hate him i hate him for how he treats his female characters and for how he treated Sofia Tolstaya!!! how can you in good consciousnness write that your character became a "fertile animal" (not an exact quote, he wrote that about natasha but i dont care enough to look up how it was translated to english) and pose that as a compliment!!! how can teachers defend this creep!!  

nejenek's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Перечитал. Хорошо, но зануднее, чем я помнил. Может я просто стал менее занудным.

kobirb's review against another edition

4.5

Good ol classic 

eelsmac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

eastofmeridian's review against another edition

4.0

My god this was a lot. It takes a while for the flow of the story to really set in and make sense. There are just so many characters and situations to get accustomed to. However, at approximately the 300 page mark it turns into a novel that you can't put down. Absolutely interesting and absolutely remarkable.

gretaxo's review against another edition

"Miért születnek gyereket ilyen embernek mint maga? Ha nem volna apa, semmi kifogásom nem lehetne maga ellen."
"-Maga például miért megy háborúzni? 
-Hogy miért? Nem tudom. Kell."
"Nem értem, egyszerűen nem értem miért nem élhetnek a férfiak háborúzás nélkül. És miért nem akarunk, kívánunk mi, nők semmi ilyesmit?"
"Még a legjobb, legbarátibb és legegyszerűbb kapcsolatokban is elengedhetetlen némi hízelgésés dicséret, ahogyan a kerék sem tud zsírozás nélkül forogni"
"Mindig az elsővel (gyerekkel) akarunk okosak lenni valami különlegeset csinálni"
"Egyre azt hajtogatom, hogy lényem és boldogságom fele magánál van, és bármekkora távolság álljon is közénk, szívünket eltéphetetlen kötelék fűzi össze, az én szívem mégis fellázad a sors ellen, és hiába sok öröm és élvezet ami körülvesz, nem tudom elfojtani a rejtett banatot, amelyet szívem mélyén érzek elválásunk ideje óta."

theogb451's review against another edition

I tried, honestly I did, but after four parts (there are about 17 or something) it wasn't getting any more engaging. None of the characters really held my attention, the writing about the War didn't improve over the confusing sense of back home in society and his fixation with weird descriptions of the female characters is hard to take. So that's it, gave up. Sorry.

ladypenelope00's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative 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? No

5.0