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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
5.0
BOOK REVIEW
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5 out of 5 stars
READING DATES
November 7th, 2021 – November 20th, 2021
War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky is a imaculate masterpiece that ranges from gorgeous prose to hilarious commentary.
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ‘s translation is easily digestible, they also give large amounts of notes and historical references to fully under Stand Leo Tolstoy’s masterwork. Leo Tolstoy's writing is filled with grgorgouse prose and brilliant character work.
Following three fictional families during the Neapoltionic Wars of 1805-12 and the years worth of fallout caused by the war.
War & Peace is not a novel, nor historical fiction, nor biography. War & Peace is a a unique hybrid of many genres and mediums.
Though War & Peace follow three fictional families, the families themselves are perfectly realized. They feel like once living beings during that Era. Anytime a character interacts with a real historical human being, the situation never feels out of place. Infact, every moment in War & Peace feels natural.
At many times War & Peace was a emotionally and mentally traumatic novel, that left me overwhelmed and fascinated by the atrocities of war and power.
War & Peace is also a incredibly intense commentary on War and history. Tolstoy not only dives into the pure horror if War but also the ridiculousness of war and the people within them. War & Peace is also a commentary on how historians and writers research and write about history. Leo Tolstoy opens the library to read the boots down, critique, poke fun at, and brutality destroy occasionly idiotic world of literature and history.
Leo Tolstoy’s War &Peace translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky is a incredible experience Unlike any other.
5 out of 5 stars
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
5 out of 5 stars
READING DATES
November 7th, 2021 – November 20th, 2021
War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky is a imaculate masterpiece that ranges from gorgeous prose to hilarious commentary.
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ‘s translation is easily digestible, they also give large amounts of notes and historical references to fully under Stand Leo Tolstoy’s masterwork. Leo Tolstoy's writing is filled with grgorgouse prose and brilliant character work.
Following three fictional families during the Neapoltionic Wars of 1805-12 and the years worth of fallout caused by the war.
War & Peace is not a novel, nor historical fiction, nor biography. War & Peace is a a unique hybrid of many genres and mediums.
Though War & Peace follow three fictional families, the families themselves are perfectly realized. They feel like once living beings during that Era. Anytime a character interacts with a real historical human being, the situation never feels out of place. Infact, every moment in War & Peace feels natural.
At many times War & Peace was a emotionally and mentally traumatic novel, that left me overwhelmed and fascinated by the atrocities of war and power.
War & Peace is also a incredibly intense commentary on War and history. Tolstoy not only dives into the pure horror if War but also the ridiculousness of war and the people within them. War & Peace is also a commentary on how historians and writers research and write about history. Leo Tolstoy opens the library to read the boots down, critique, poke fun at, and brutality destroy occasionly idiotic world of literature and history.
Leo Tolstoy’s War &Peace translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky is a incredible experience Unlike any other.
5 out of 5 stars
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