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shakespearegirl25 's review for:
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
I DID IT!
Honestly, War and Peace isn't that hard to read. It's just reeeally, reeeeally long.
I liked how the book took place over the course of fifteen years, so it really showed how actions are connected and how history doesn't end, it just keeps going on. I also liked Prince Andrey and his inner conflict. The second epilogue was also really interesting because it was trying to ask and answer the question "What is Power?"
I didn't like how long it was. I don't think it's worth reading unless you really, really want to. I would recommend Crime and Punishment over War and Peace.
I think Tolstoy should have just written a couple of novels for his stories and several essays for his philosophy, instead of trying to combine them in the world's longest book. War and Peace is at the same time a romance, a drama, a history, a philosophical treatise, and a lesson in patience. That's no necessarily a good thing.
Honestly, War and Peace isn't that hard to read. It's just reeeally, reeeeally long.
I liked how the book took place over the course of fifteen years, so it really showed how actions are connected and how history doesn't end, it just keeps going on. I also liked Prince Andrey and his inner conflict. The second epilogue was also really interesting because it was trying to ask and answer the question "What is Power?"
I didn't like how long it was. I don't think it's worth reading unless you really, really want to. I would recommend Crime and Punishment over War and Peace.
I think Tolstoy should have just written a couple of novels for his stories and several essays for his philosophy, instead of trying to combine them in the world's longest book. War and Peace is at the same time a romance, a drama, a history, a philosophical treatise, and a lesson in patience. That's no necessarily a good thing.