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War and Peace - Community Reviews back

by Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear, Leo Tolstoy
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Rebecca tells it like it is
Rebecca tells it like it is rated it 13 years ago
So, my husband and kids watch this show called Man VS Food right? It's about this guy who goes across the country doing all these eating challenges. You know the ones right, eat 15 scoops of ice cream in an hour and you get a t-shirt or a 10 lb hamburger and fries in half an hour and you get your na...
Emily May (The Book Geek)
Emily May (The Book Geek) rated it 13 years ago
So... I did it. I finally convinced myself to read War and Peace, partly because it's just something everyone wants to say they've done, and partly because one always needs a good excuse to procrastinate during the exam period when I should have been studying. And, you know what, I really enjoyed mo...
Kinga's Reading
Kinga's Reading rated it 13 years ago
There are parts of this book that were fantastic, that I loved and there were parts of this book that made me weep with frustration. Hundreds of pages of philosophical analysis, or battle descriptions, of Tolstoy's own views on people do not make for easy reading. But, the complex characters, the lo...
glowauroraa
glowauroraa rated it 13 years ago
It's excellent literature. But it's too long.
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books rated it 13 years ago
Celebrity Death Match Review Elimination Tournament Review: Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (16) vs. War and Peace (17) With a satisfied flick of her tail, Mrs. B. groomed back into place two stray hairs that had come lose in her shining black fur during her foray into the pantry, then s...
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 13 years ago
Written for the Celebrity Death Match Review TournamentThe bout is held at the house of Natalya "Natasha" Ilyinichna Rostova. Mrs. Beeton arrives with a present of clotted cream. "How thoughtful" says The Countess Rostova. "I have prepared tea for your arrival""Why, Thank you, Countess", Mrs. Beeton...
Saquib Mehmood's Blog
Saquib Mehmood's Blog rated it 14 years ago
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riley
riley rated it 14 years ago
Maybe it's the translation, I hope it's the translation. This book is so overrated I don't even know where to begin. I understand it's historically important, because of the sheer number of characters and the narrative scope, but how exactly does this constitute great literature? There are so man...
Edward
Edward rated it 14 years ago
IntroductionNote on the 1978 RevisionsFour NotesBiographical NotePrincipal Characters--War and Peace
Edward
Edward rated it 14 years ago
IntroductionNote on the 1978 RevisionsFour NotesBiographical NotePrincipal Characters--War and Peace
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