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War and Peace

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This title is translated by Louise & Aylmer Maude。 With an Introduction by Henry and Olga Claridge， University of Kent at Canterbury。

'War and Peace' is a vast epic centred on Napoleon's war with Russia。 While it expresses Tolstoy's view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence， he peoples his great novel with a cast of over five hundred characters。

Three of these， the artless and delightful Natasha Rostov， the world-weary Prince Andrew Bolkonsky and the idealistic Pierre Bezukhov illustrate Tolstoy's philosophy in this novel of unquestioned mastery。 This translation is one which received Tolstoy's approval。

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Danial ，

It was AWSOMEPhilosophy + Romance + Story + History = War and Peace

Faye ，

Gossip girl but for the olden times 😂😂😂 jkI didn't have fun reading this and I found myself hurrying to finish it just to finish。 Imo this is one of those books that I think wouldn't be relevant in the future， if not now。 I had to look up several articles just to convince myself that reading this will add value to my life， and to see the point but。。。 I guess this is just not that type of book。3 stars because my patience increased and also I have a new book to recommend to people I don't really l Gossip girl but for the olden times 😂😂😂 jkI didn't have fun reading this and I found myself hurrying to finish it just to finish。 Imo this is one of those books that I think wouldn't be relevant in the future， if not now。 I had to look up several articles just to convince myself that reading this will add value to my life， and to see the point but。。。 I guess this is just not that type of book。3 stars because my patience increased and also I have a new book to recommend to people I don't really like much jk。 😂😂😂 But seriously 3 because I still think Tolstoy wasn't really aiming for us to enjoy or have a life transformation but it's more like "hey this was how life was back then， and these were some of the problems of our high class society" and I guess the ultimate goal was just to tell it。。。obviously I don't think he did a good job but nice effort still。 Do not let this discourage you about Tolstoy though！ He was just all over the place with this one。 。。。more

Hannah （The Curiouser & Curiouser） ，

I just can't do it。 I loved Anna Karenina。 But I just can't make myself get past the first dozen pages of this absolute mammoth of a book。 I just can't do it。 I loved Anna Karenina。 But I just can't make myself get past the first dozen pages of this absolute mammoth of a book。 。。。more

Silvery ，

05 estrellas Maravillosa， Grandiosa， Inolvidable！！！ Creo que cualquier comentario o reseña sobra para referirse a esta monumental obra，simplemente léanla y no se dejen influenciar por la percepción， reparos o quejas de algunos lectores como: muchas batallas， que no entiendo los nombres rusos， muchos personajes， que necesita una introducción， o la clásico pánico lector "muy larga。。。" Les puedo asegurar， que la encontrarán corta y se lamentarán cuando lleguen al último capitulo。Simplemente déjense 05 estrellas Maravillosa， Grandiosa， Inolvidable！！！ Creo que cualquier comentario o reseña sobra para referirse a esta monumental obra，simplemente léanla y no se dejen influenciar por la percepción， reparos o quejas de algunos lectores como: muchas batallas， que no entiendo los nombres rusos， muchos personajes， que necesita una introducción， o la clásico pánico lector "muy larga。。。" Les puedo asegurar， que la encontrarán corta y se lamentarán cuando lleguen al último capitulo。Simplemente déjense llevar y disfrútenlo。 No se arrepentirán。 Sólo les aconsejo que traten de conseguir la traducción de Lydia Kúper。 Lo tradujo del ruso íntegramente， respetando la esencia de Tolstoi， su trabajo fue colosal。 Alba saco otra traducción recientemente， de esa no tengo mayor información。 。。。more

S ，

what to even say about this book？ long。 very russian。 too much war。 it did have the wide scope it’s hailed for， but i think all of tolstoy’s philosophical investigations were told to us， rather than shown。 thus the characters fell flat for me。 ？ out of 5

Azy ，

Finally finished this book。I have mixed feelings。 I didn’t totally enjoy the book。 Although there were some parts that made me laugh so hard， I found some parts very annoying and confusing。 Would I recommend this book？Sure， if you are a fan of the Napoleonic war go for it。 Lastly， I’ve been expecting a lot from this book。 However， as I DRAG myself to the end I found nothing but unimportant lengthy descriptions， sporadic characters， and repetitive information that made this book agonizing to read Finally finished this book。I have mixed feelings。 I didn’t totally enjoy the book。 Although there were some parts that made me laugh so hard， I found some parts very annoying and confusing。 Would I recommend this book？Sure， if you are a fan of the Napoleonic war go for it。 Lastly， I’ve been expecting a lot from this book。 However， as I DRAG myself to the end I found nothing but unimportant lengthy descriptions， sporadic characters， and repetitive information that made this book agonizing to read。 （the war parts too 👀） These are just my honest opinion。 Anyway， I love reading and it wasn’t a waste of time。 I’m grateful that I already have an idea what this book about。 。。。more

Edwin Jaime ，

Entretenido

Rebeca Navarro ，

“¡Goza de estos momentos de felicidad， trata de que te amen， ama！ No hay más verdad que ésa en el mundo， lo demás no cuenta。”

Sarah Kikel ，

Love hinders death。 Love is life。 Everything is， everything exists， only because I love。 Love is God， and to die means that I， a particle of love， shall return to the general and eternal source。

Mike Fowler ，

There is not much I can add to the plethora of reviews of this masterpiece， so instead I'll reflect on how the passage of time has changed my enjoyment of it。 I first read this as a teenager over 20 years ago and while I recall enjoying it I admit I don't remember much of the plot。 I also recall that， at times， I found it a slog but at other times it was a page-turner。I used this newer translation by Anthony Briggs instead of my tired old Wordsworth Editions copy which I believe to be the Maude There is not much I can add to the plethora of reviews of this masterpiece， so instead I'll reflect on how the passage of time has changed my enjoyment of it。 I first read this as a teenager over 20 years ago and while I recall enjoying it I admit I don't remember much of the plot。 I also recall that， at times， I found it a slog but at other times it was a page-turner。I used this newer translation by Anthony Briggs instead of my tired old Wordsworth Editions copy which I believe to be the Maude translation。 It's been much to long to give a meaningful comparison of the translations themselves， but Briggs' goal of the English being as readable to a native English reader as the Russian is to a Russian is achieved。When I first read this， the scenes of War were what I enjoyed most。 Now， with much more life under the belt， the scenes of Peace were far more fascinating。 I certainly emphasise with the characters more， and different characters made bigger impressions， especially Natasha and Marya。 The asides about historical interpretation are still a bit of a slog （especially Part 2 of the Epilogue） but I suspect I understood them this time round and not before。Perhaps the most surprising is that so much of this could take place today， at least once you step out of the historic Napoleanic backdrop。 The excitement and doubts of love， the grief and confusion of loss， the bravery around friends and the cowardice in the heat of battle， they are all aspects of the human experience。 The majesty of this book is that you feel you are experiencing these moments with the characters， at one moment in a opulent ball room and the next right in a battlefield。 。。。more

Caro ，

Beeindruckend， wenn ich auch zugeben muss， dass ich mit den philosophischen Exkursen und der als allgemeine Wahrheit eingestellten eigenen Meinung des Autors nur bedingt etwas anfangen konnte。Besonders gut fand ich， dass ich bei einem so langen Werk mit vielen Figuren nur selten den Faden verlor oder nicht wusste， von wem gerade die Rede ist （was mir bei sehr viel kürzeren Werken schon oft so ging）。Am meisten gestört hat mich das abrupte Ende， bei dem ich zuerst nicht einmal begriff， von wessen Beeindruckend， wenn ich auch zugeben muss， dass ich mit den philosophischen Exkursen und der als allgemeine Wahrheit eingestellten eigenen Meinung des Autors nur bedingt etwas anfangen konnte。Besonders gut fand ich， dass ich bei einem so langen Werk mit vielen Figuren nur selten den Faden verlor oder nicht wusste， von wem gerade die Rede ist （was mir bei sehr viel kürzeren Werken schon oft so ging）。Am meisten gestört hat mich das abrupte Ende， bei dem ich zuerst nicht einmal begriff， von wessen Hochzeit die Rede war 。。。more

Laura Martin ，

So absolutely worth the 60 hours listening to the audiobook。 Every now and then I had to stop whatever I was doing to just think and ponder on the meaning of a paragraph。 It really puts the whole world into perspective。 Is power one person’s will carried out by others？ Is free will the counterpart of necessity？ Can history be changed by a single person or from a single “genius” command？ A book that leaves you with more questions than answers， but gives you 60 hours of context to make up your min So absolutely worth the 60 hours listening to the audiobook。 Every now and then I had to stop whatever I was doing to just think and ponder on the meaning of a paragraph。 It really puts the whole world into perspective。 Is power one person’s will carried out by others？ Is free will the counterpart of necessity？ Can history be changed by a single person or from a single “genius” command？ A book that leaves you with more questions than answers， but gives you 60 hours of context to make up your mind。 Truly genius， unlike Napoleon。 🤓 。。。more

Shae Himmelberger ，

I need to reread this over a longer time frame — I fell asleep during the audiobook too many times。

Laura ，

Qué difícil es reseñar una obra tan leída y amada。La verdad es que empiezo a pensar que Tosltoy no es un escritor para mí， o que quizás no lo estoy leyendo en el momento adecuado， porque aunque sus obras me gustan， siempre hay algo que no termina de encantarme。Esta novela es espectacular， tanto por sus personajes como por todo el contexto histórico que nos brinda。 Debo decir que las partes de la guerra se me han hecho un poco pesadas， la verdad。 Había ciertos personajes como Denisov o Dolojov a Qué difícil es reseñar una obra tan leída y amada。La verdad es que empiezo a pensar que Tosltoy no es un escritor para mí， o que quizás no lo estoy leyendo en el momento adecuado， porque aunque sus obras me gustan， siempre hay algo que no termina de encantarme。Esta novela es espectacular， tanto por sus personajes como por todo el contexto histórico que nos brinda。 Debo decir que las partes de la guerra se me han hecho un poco pesadas， la verdad。 Había ciertos personajes como Denisov o Dolojov a los que me ha encantado leer en la guerra， pero ha habido muchas otras escenas que se me han hecho muy largas y muy pesadas。 Aun así， la forma que tiene el autor de describirla hace que no puedas evitar sentirte en el campo de batalla con los cañones disparando al lado。Hay muchísimos personajes， algunos me han gustado más que otros， pero todos han tenido una evolución tremenda， es fascinante comparar dónde empezaron todos y cómo han acabado。Por último， el final de esta novela me ha recordado a Anna Karenina， especialmente por la segunda mitad del epílogo。 Y， por desgracia， este símil no es positivo， ya que el final de Anna Karenina a mí me pareció excesivamente alargado。 La primera mitad del epílogo me ha sacado una sonrisa y me ha llenado de pena al mismo tiempo， pero me ha encantado poder conocer cómo se desarrollan los años venideros de los personajes a los que he acompañado por tantas páginas。 Pero la segunda mitad se me ha hecho eterna， me parece perfecto que el autor quiera añadir unas reflexiones finales sobre la guerra， el pueblo y sus gobernadores， y también que quiera añadir cierto contexto histórico， pero para mí ha sido demasiado。 Creo que esta última parte （que es más un pequeño ensayo que una continuación de la novela） la volveré a leer en unos meses a ver si con algo de perspectiva cambio de opinión。Seguiré leyendo al autor porque， a pesar de que las dos novelas de él que he leído no me han encantado， creo que escribe fenomenal， las páginas vuelan， y los personajes que crea son únicos。 。。。more

Mar Martinez Ripoll ，

Pasados unos días desde que acabé esta lectura propuesta por el club de la pecera de Raquel， aún sigo " rumiando" escenas， frases。。。Tolstói tiene una forma de escribir con tantos detalles que crea personajes inolvidables， tanto aquellos que podemos considerar principales como los secundarios （inolvidables Denísov y Karataiev）。Tolstói escribe sobre la guerra， la de primera línea de batalla y la de los salones; sobre el amor， romántico y por el país。 Echando la vista atrás， he pasado dos meses ent Pasados unos días desde que acabé esta lectura propuesta por el club de la pecera de Raquel， aún sigo " rumiando" escenas， frases。。。Tolstói tiene una forma de escribir con tantos detalles que crea personajes inolvidables， tanto aquellos que podemos considerar principales como los secundarios （inolvidables Denísov y Karataiev）。Tolstói escribe sobre la guerra， la de primera línea de batalla y la de los salones; sobre el amor， romántico y por el país。 Echando la vista atrás， he pasado dos meses entre Moscú， San Petersburgo y sobre todo los campos de batalla como el de Borodinó。 Y voy a echar de menos la alegría de Natasha， las dudas de Andrei， la búsqueda del objetivo de la vida de Pierre y la espíritu de María。 。。。more

William See ，

It took me a few tries over the years to get past the 1st 100 pages。 The love stories involved are a bit cliche， but one must realize that this was a prototype back in its day。 The thoughts and reflections on the Napoleonic War are second to none。 I think Tolstoy is a fine author。 However， saying that he has and insight to the human psyche unparalleled by others is overly generous。

Elizabeth Waszkiewicz ，

Mostly fiction about several aristocratic families during the Napoleon Wars in Russia， also part nonfiction about the fallacies of history books and the causes of war。 Much better than I expected。 The characters are human， flawed， and deep。 Their stories were not always predictable。 Although I don't agree with all of Tolstoy's views， I appreciate them for their time。 I can see myself rereading one day。 Mostly fiction about several aristocratic families during the Napoleon Wars in Russia， also part nonfiction about the fallacies of history books and the causes of war。 Much better than I expected。 The characters are human， flawed， and deep。 Their stories were not always predictable。 Although I don't agree with all of Tolstoy's views， I appreciate them for their time。 I can see myself rereading one day。 。。。more

Kayla Gillen ，

While I am ecstatic to be done with the book， it was not a pain to read。 I have rarely found such compelling characters in literature， and I kind of loved the hodgepodge style in which the book was written。 Tolstoy included elements of fiction and history and historiography and philosophy， all which worked well together。 I am pretty excited to be able to say that I have read this book， as it was quite a feat and many times I fell behind on my goal。 4 stars for the beautiful imagery and fun chara While I am ecstatic to be done with the book， it was not a pain to read。 I have rarely found such compelling characters in literature， and I kind of loved the hodgepodge style in which the book was written。 Tolstoy included elements of fiction and history and historiography and philosophy， all which worked well together。 I am pretty excited to be able to say that I have read this book， as it was quite a feat and many times I fell behind on my goal。 4 stars for the beautiful imagery and fun characters， -1 star because it was just too damn long。 。。。more

Elisa ，

Me ah encantado， ah sido una lectura maravillosa， la disfruté mucho， una Joya 😊👍。。。Forever #TeamAndrei 🙈💛。。。

Haley Parker ，

This book was epic。 The length of the book meant that characters could completely remake themselves in a natural way。 I loved watching all the characters grow and develop and interact with each other。 The story was awesome， and I wish I had more！ I want to know what happens to all the characters beyond the first epilogue。 I was honestly bummed that the second epilogue was just Tolstoy’s philosophical ramblings （I enjoyed when they were sprinkled into the book but when they were tacked on at the This book was epic。 The length of the book meant that characters could completely remake themselves in a natural way。 I loved watching all the characters grow and develop and interact with each other。 The story was awesome， and I wish I had more！ I want to know what happens to all the characters beyond the first epilogue。 I was honestly bummed that the second epilogue was just Tolstoy’s philosophical ramblings （I enjoyed when they were sprinkled into the book but when they were tacked on at the end and left me lacking in Rostov updates I got a bit fed up。） I would recommend this book to anyone who has the patience to get through battle strategy because the story is beautiful and intriguing and so much fun to read。 。。。more

Jeff ，

War and Peace really has no right to be as good as it is。。。it is incredibly long， it's meanders with Tolstoy's philosophical views interspersed， it's complex with many characters and dense history。 But it is an incredible achievement， a sweeping masterpiece of a novel and one that lives up to the hype。It would take many words （which some of the other reviewers have bothered with） to effectively summarize this novel。 At its core， it is a historical novel set during the Napoleonic wars culminating War and Peace really has no right to be as good as it is。。。it is incredibly long， it's meanders with Tolstoy's philosophical views interspersed， it's complex with many characters and dense history。 But it is an incredible achievement， a sweeping masterpiece of a novel and one that lives up to the hype。It would take many words （which some of the other reviewers have bothered with） to effectively summarize this novel。 At its core， it is a historical novel set during the Napoleonic wars culminating with the French invasion of Russia。 It chronicles these events through a large cast of characters， primarily focused on four aristocratic Russian families。 The character development is a strength of the novel and you grow to love each of the main characters - all of who follow unique intersecting arcs。 Personal favorites were Prince Andrey who shunned social ambition and became skeptical of the world， but at the same time was loyal and intelligent throughout。 And Natasha Rostov who had a bit of the manic pixie dream girl syndrome， but brought some levity and innocence to a setting at a particularly dark time。 You can tell Tolstoy was a history buff because despite this being fiction the battles and "real" events portrayed are done in such a way that they are extremely readable but also informative。 But man he hated Napoleon （lol）。Shout out to the Anthony Briggs translation - while I haven't read any of the other versions， this translation made the book very readable but still seemed to retain its original voice At the end of the day， part of how you can judge a novels impact is how it lasts with you。。。I feel that after finishing War and Peace I'm eager to learn more about Russian history， would now willingly tackle Anna Karenina， and have added Moscow and St Petersburg as places that I'd like to visit someday。 It's a heavy book literally and figuratively， but if you're willing to brave it， you'll be rewarded 。。。more

Paulina Parzych ，

Przeczytałam tylko 80% ale naprawdę męczyłam。 Historia mnie irytowała， opisy wojny nudziły aaaa。 Nie。 Muszę przyznać jednak， ze warsztat pisarski topowy。 Ostatecznie: nie ma już ochoty na cokolwiek Tołstoja

Libriletti ，

Voto: 7Che delusione。 Quando a non piacerti è un classico di 1400 pagine， sicuramente la delusione è più grande del normale perché le aspettative erano alte e il tempo e la fatica sono stati cospicui。Fino a metà libro il mio parere era decisamente migliore， nonostante non apprezzassi tantissimo le parti di guerra， ma nella seconda metà le pagine erano una dopo l'altra sempre più pesanti， più noiose e più faticose。 La trama diventa quasi uno sfondo per le riflessioni ripetitive e logorroiche di T Voto: 7Che delusione。 Quando a non piacerti è un classico di 1400 pagine， sicuramente la delusione è più grande del normale perché le aspettative erano alte e il tempo e la fatica sono stati cospicui。Fino a metà libro il mio parere era decisamente migliore， nonostante non apprezzassi tantissimo le parti di guerra， ma nella seconda metà le pagine erano una dopo l'altra sempre più pesanti， più noiose e più faticose。 La trama diventa quasi uno sfondo per le riflessioni ripetitive e logorroiche di Tolstoj。I personaggi che si incontrano per tante pagine di punto in bianco spariscono o vengono liquidati con tre parole。 La storia finisce senza che chi legge lo abbia neppure capito。 Do 7 come voto perché ho apprezzato abbastanza la prima metà del libro， ma ripongo questo mattone in libreria con l'amaro in bocca。 Sono comunque contenta di averlo letto perché è un grande classico， ma。。。 Una volta e mai più。 。。。more

Herman ，

Sommerens store prosjekt er over。 En veldig god historisk-filosofisk roman som belyser en av nyere histories viktigste begivenheter。 Fantastisk og mangfoldig persongalleri。 Pierre og Natasja var for min del de som gjorde det største inntrykket。 Takk til Tolstoj for å ha skrevet dette langstrakte litterære verket。

Daniel ，

Historically very interesting， well written and well translated

Andrey Viarens ，

Me gusta mucho la literatura rusa y puedo decir que este es uno de los mejor libro escritos en este país。 Es voluminoso， pero se lee muy bien。

Karl Andrew ，

This book is awesome。 At times， you are buried in the descriptive。 For being written only several decades after 1812， you get a unique picture of life through a familial lens。 There are no BIPOC LBGQTRS+ Gender Bending Trannies， or stupid leftist NPCs which make it even better。 Tolstoy was at Sevastopol， so he writes with experience that most would never ever comprehend。

Alan Menachemson ，

Well worth the time it took to readTolstoy is consistent and possibly repetitive in his understatement。 Especially if the empty headed rich exploiters。 He excels at dissecting religion and meaning。 But advisable to scan over his comments on the causes and heroes on the War。 His theme resonates， but his dated dissection is stale

Chelsey ，

Most of my complaints can be boiled down to me really not liking the writing in this。 I'm glad to have read it， it wasn't terrible， and I do think there's a somewhat-compelling plot buried in here; however， the writing itself feels somewhat pedantic and largely like Tolstoy is telling instead of showing me。 Most of my complaints can be boiled down to me really not liking the writing in this。 I'm glad to have read it， it wasn't terrible， and I do think there's a somewhat-compelling plot buried in here; however， the writing itself feels somewhat pedantic and largely like Tolstoy is telling instead of showing me。 。。。more

ParisianIrish ，

I consider reading and thoroughly understanding this book to be a wonderful life achievement。 This epic account covering a host of excellent and conflicting characters during the Napoleonic invasion of Russia is a truly an incredible tale。 This book has stood the test of time， written in a very engaging way that really takes the reader back in time to live the lives of these Russian nobles。Reading a book of this size， takes a considerable amount of time， energy， concentration and focus。 I have a I consider reading and thoroughly understanding this book to be a wonderful life achievement。 This epic account covering a host of excellent and conflicting characters during the Napoleonic invasion of Russia is a truly an incredible tale。 This book has stood the test of time， written in a very engaging way that really takes the reader back in time to live the lives of these Russian nobles。Reading a book of this size， takes a considerable amount of time， energy， concentration and focus。 I have a great amount of respect for other readers that have completed this book。 There's a lot of people out there that have not managed that feat， so credit where credit is due。I don't want to say too much else on this， if people are looking for precise summary of the book for this review， you'll be sadly disappointed。 If you are interested in the story but not necessarily interested in donating a good chunk of your time to the actually literature， I recommend watching the BBC mini series， which in my opinion is the best one to date。For anyone thinking of embarking on this journey， God speed and I'll see you on the other side。 。。。more

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