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Original Title: | Война и мир, pt. 1/2 |
ISBN: | 1404341676 (ISBN13: 9781404341678) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | War and Peace, 4 Volumes, Война и мир (4 volumes) #1-2 |
Characters: | Pierre Bezukhov, Natasha Rostova, Nikolai Rostov, Helene Kuragina, Vera Rostova, Prince Andrey Bokonsky, Boris Drubetskoy, Sonya Rostova, Napoleon Bonaparte, Anatole Kuragin, Mademoiselle Bourienne, Maria Bolkonskaya |

Leo Tolstoy
Paperback | Pages: 672 pages Rating: 4.24 | 2798 Users | 228 Reviews
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Title | : | War and Peace, V1 (War and Peace, 4 Volumes) |
Author | : | Leo Tolstoy |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 672 pages |
Published | : | January 1st 2003 by IndyPublish.com (first published 1865) |
Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literature. Russian Literature. Cultural. Russia. Roman |
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After years of lying to myself and others I finally read the entire book - completely on my IPhone no less. In my defense, I couldn't help lying. After working tirelessly to sustain a (minor) reputation as a reader (and quite knowledgable person)of 19th cetury Russian writers I found it impossible to admit I never read the biggest book of them all. Now that I have read it I can only say that the hype doesn't live up to the book. Sweeping historical movement combined with brilliant observations on the pettiness of everday life, topped off with unashamed religious / spiritual appeals moves this book to the top of my recommedation list. Don't be fooled as I was. Just because everyone says it's a great book doesn't mean it isn't.Rating Out Of Books War and Peace, V1 (War and Peace, 4 Volumes)
Ratings: 4.24 From 2798 Users | 228 ReviewsAssess Out Of Books War and Peace, V1 (War and Peace, 4 Volumes)
What got this another star were the final chapters and the character development. Starting to sense the smallest part of the iceberg's body.Reading War and Peace was one of my goal of 2020 so I'm pretty happy that this crazy time is allowing me to do this. So far so good, I do struggle a lot to be interested and invested during the war parts of the book but I really enjoy the rest. Gonna take a break now that this first book is done but I'm excited to read the second one. (No rating because I want to rate the overall story and also it's kinda difficult to rate a book like that)
Undecided between a 4-star rating and a 5-star, so I'd rather pass that task. But this is obviously brilliant: I was in awe of the book's writing for the most part (Pierre is naturally amazing), and the last chapters were very gripping and interesting (and shocking). I'd say this had easily dethroned "The Brothers Karamazov" as the best book I've ever read, even having read just some part of "War and Peace," but somehow it lost steam. This is only the first book though, so maybe that will

Good book, the war chapters were a little boring, but the whole story is interesting enough.
I've been debating whether or not I was supposed to rate this, considering it's only the first part of War and Peace, but I just read 900 pages and won that right.Anyway, I'm loving this novel so much. I'm way more invested in the peace parts, reading about the Russian aristocracy and their lives is always something I love. The characters are so flawed, so human and I can't wait to see the choices they'll make next (also I love Pierre despite his vices). I'm not the biggest fan of the war parts,
This is an absolutely stunning novel. I read both volumes. Tolstoy truly is one of the best novelists who has ever lived. I think I actually liked War and Peace more than Anna Karenina but that's a tough call. I will definitely read this book again. I learned so much about history and the human condition. Wow, I cannot overstate how great this book is.
I have to write my review in both languages. English and Arabic for reasons. English because I came to read this book (trapped) thankfully to my GoodReads buddies: Jo, Chafic, Zain, Priya, Salema, Ahmed, Meera, Ashok, and Michelle (not sure if I missed anyone else!) who few them already done with the whole book and I am just done only with volume 1 😊 (might take me a year to finish the remaining 3 volumes considering the number of pages per volume ! Also, I must include a review in Arabic
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