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War and Peace has anyone ever read this masterpiece

War and Peace has anyone ever read this masterpiece

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Jacqueline

No I hope I will one day but the sheer size of it I find a bit intimidating and it is a commitment to read it I think. Interested to see what others say about this book

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Matt

Yes, I read it during January and February

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Jamie

Yes, it is currently my favorite! 🙂

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Matt

I’d echo Jamie – Probably my favourite book.

Kind of like The Beatles though; it’s a shit answer if someone asks for your favourite…

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Jamie

This is my “laptop bag.”

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Jamie

& the inside flap, which is the first page of “War and Peace” printed onto the leather.

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Jamie

Let them think me pretentious. The Beatles are great, too.

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Jamie

🙂

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Philippa

Really enjoyed it!

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Rebecca

I have! I didn’t particularly enjoy it, but I’m glad I read it.

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Colette

Yes. I highly recommend Anna Karenina but War and Peace dragged for me.

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Steven

Yes. May reread this winter.

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Nicola

Yes years ago – good book!

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Lorrie

Read it in college and enjoyed it. I was glad to have the prof guiding us through it. Loved Anna Karenina more!

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Leesa

Yes! will read again one day.

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Stacy

Several months ago, over the holidays. I read the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation

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Bill

Yes. Absolutely loved it. Was dissappointed when it was finished. The length as a detriment to the book is a red herring.

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Darla

I read between my junior and senior year. Ugh what a wasted time. That was 40 years ago.

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Matt

@Darla since then there’s been a very good translation done by Peevner

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Maya

Yes. Good book to read in colder months.

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Liz

Love it

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Don

Well worth reading.

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Marc

Brilliant book!

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Sean

Yes , excellent book

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Sharon

Love it!

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Elizabeth

Got so engrossed in the book that I missed my commuter stop more than once.

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Brittany

I’ve been debating reading it

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Christopher

Working on it now

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Liz

@Christopher LOL, it shouldn’t be work.

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Christopher

A little Freudian slip there I guess 🙂

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Marcio

NO.3

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Karen

Yes! It was better than I thought it would be ?

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Chris

Yes.

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Lisa

Yes

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Ej

Yes, enjoyed it

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Susan

Yes. I was a teenager. Started it on a Friday after school. Finished it in the early hours of Sunday morning. It was a quest.

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Liz

Yes, of course.

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Natalia

Read in its original language. Captivating ?

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TawandaQuestion author

Unfortunately I cannot speak Russian or French so I have to content myself with the English translation

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Gretchen

Excellent (get the Pevears translation if reading in English)

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TawandaQuestion author

Am now on Book 4 but I think I need to revisit the previous chapters

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James

Yes, first novel I read that made me fall in love with Russian Works

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Yassi

The characters of the novel stayed with me for so long after I had finished reading it…

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Susan

Yes. It is one of my absolute favourites. I was a bit bereft when I finishedit

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Mimi

Yes!

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Linda

Yes it was very good.

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Zane

Started in 06/2007, finished in 01/2008. Much underlining in this one! 1455 pages with tiny print in this Signet Classic volume. ??

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Janice

Yes, years ago. Need to read it again with a notebook in hand.

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Angela

Yes, reading now. Lots of drama.

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Joanna

Read it last year and I’m so happy I did it!

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Dino

Literally everybody. Otherwise probably wouldn’t be here

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