![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Both my most loved and most detested literary figures come from this book. The back of the book highlights Natasha Rostov, Prince Andrew Bolkonsky, and Pierre Bezukhov, but there are many others that bring their own tales, such that two people might read the book in an entirely different fashion depending on which character stands out to them. Tolstoy has a curious way of describing even passing characters in a fashion that they wind up memorable for at least a time (though I still remember the scene with the woman with over-large front teeth).The characters make the book. They people change as time passes and they encounter various hardships and situations. The story follows several families and their lives during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. It's long, but the language isn't lofty or hard to get through. I read a surprising amount of this book just waiting for my morning ride to work.It's an easy read. My copy has a brief guide to Russian naming conventions as well as a list of major characters which I referred to constantly, and they were of great assistance in following along, as are Tolstoy's incredibly short chapters. I'm not really sure how to review this book. ![]()
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