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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

4 reviews

decu777's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

If you plan to read this book, be ready for an extremely slow-paced, detailed retelling of everything there is to note about the lives of Russian nobility and soldiers during the Napoleonic wars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Classism

quotablehedgehog's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ivana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

audreybelle's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Undeniably worse than the actual published text. At first it seemed like Tolstoy was writing in a more grounded, character focused voice (for example: wherein actual War and Peace, Tolstoy says something to the effect of "ippolit told a nonsensical story in his terrible Russian with his French accent" in this we are actually given the dialogue of that story and can tell how nonsensical it sounds) but eventually Tolstoy shifts into his normal philosophical bullshit prose. The Andrew Bromfield translation is terrible, and often awkwardly modern, including such poorly chosen phrases as "Anatole is trash" and "Ippolit's stupid face". I suppose it's worth a read if you're obsessed with the same mid-tier villains I am and want the two chapters in which they are slightly more fleshed out. Overall it is still War and Peace (but shorter!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse, Incest, and Miscarriage