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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

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ycao630's review

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

mvm_630's review against another edition

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3.0

I just finished a re-read of War and Peace. Phew

marthak's review against another edition

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5.0

Image of Natasha by Andrei's side, then Andrei's decline
Petya’s symphony and his death!!
7050 Pierre’s realizations about life and freedom
7626 Nicholas farming and managing serfs
7700 gender stuff
history, ahistoricity, and the folly of historians

marcusk's review

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challenging informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bloodyfool0's review

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5.0

Finally got done with reading the classic. Yes, it is an epic of a book and can ramble on at times, but it covers quite a bit about people's characters and relationships.

The epilogue is something else and not sure if it adds too much to the book as it covers plenty of the author's opinions on matters. It also does little to put a close to all those characters who you started thinking a fair bit of through the course of the read.

Do enjoy this book and take your sweet time reading it.