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read Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace"


 

How to read Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" by SRM_BC

"Much more enjoyable than expected."

How I did it: Pace yourself, it may take a while but it was worth it.  Tolstoy is not overly wordy in this novel.   It is 1500 pages because the story is long.  It is a rather easy and very enjoyable read.

Lessons & tips: 1) select your edition carefully.  I made sure that my addition was almost exclusively English, almost all the French had been translated.


2) Go with the unabridged version, it is the only way that you truly have read the book

3) Download a character list that includes all the derivative and short versions of each characters names.  Some of the Russian names are difficult to keep track off.  I had a 6 page list of character I used as a book mark, and kept notes on to remember who's who.

4) Set a time goal.  I decided on 6 weeks.  My addition was 1500 pages.  25 pages per day on Mon-Fri and 50 pages a day on weekends.  


Resources: Character list off the internet.


 

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    SRM_BC

    Done !!! 2 weeks ago

    Well I finally buckled down and took on War and Peace. It was a surprisingly easy read. The story is very interesting. The last 50 pages dragged on as Tolstoy repeats his theories on war over and over.
    Happy to have this one under my belt.

    Nov 17, 08:54AM PST | 0 comments


    SRM_BC

    Finally Started 1 month ago

    I did a couple of large novels this year Brothers Karamozov, Atlas Shrugged. Now I finally got the nerve up to take on War and Peace. I was more intimidated by its reputation and the 500 characters than the gross volume of the book itself. I am now over the 200 page mark (1500 total); I am truly enjoying the book and feel I am past the point of no return. I hope to complete this within 2 months.

    Oct 19, 08:39PM PDT | 0 comments


    SRM_BC

    In the Shadow of War and Peace 2 years ago

    I bought a copy of War and Peace last year after finishing Anna Karenina. As mush as I loved Anna Karenina I seem a bit intimidated by War and Peace (or atleast it’s reputation). I am a great fan of Russian literature and not sure why the mental block. It sits on a shelf above my desk in my office collecting dust and casting a shadow over me. I hope to get the nerve up to conquer it soon

    Feb 21, 2007, 02:35PM PST | 1 comment


    psychchic

    Untitled 3 years ago

    This is a really super book. I really like Tolstoy’s writing style. Surprisingly to me, there is a real theme of exploration of faith in the main characters in both this and Anna Karenina. But the various storylines are very good. Even if I didn’t like any of the characters much!

    Aug 11, 2006, 05:36AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


    luca1978

    Would like to do it 3 years ago

    Just finished to read a book on Grande Guerra and Prima guerra mondiale now wanna read also war and peace…

    But anycase this is too long got no time to do it

    Aug 03, 2006, 10:27AM PDT | 0 comments


    Chris Bowman

    In eBook format! 4 years ago

    I had the real paperback version of this (and it was a monster), but I don’t know where it went. I just got the digital format, so I am going to upload this to my iPod and read it. :)

    Jun 11, 2005, 06:15AM PDT | 0 comments



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