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What do you guys think about this book?

>>17410017
>READAN
War and Peace, I'm enjoying it so far. To think Napoleon wanted to destroy that and I say that as someone who comes from one of the countries annexed by Russia. Tsardom over communism any day.
>WATCHAN
HBO's Rome
>LISTENAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbTovgyBV1o
>PLAYAN
Nothing now
>EATAN
Corn, it's delicious. Shame people don't digest it. Let that thought linger on you.
>DRINKAN
Tea

Thoughts on this book?

What is Andrei's fucking problem?

How long does it take you to finish a book? everytime i try to get into reading i become self conciouss of how slow i am and usually give up.

>>16282002

Why does this board fall for "The Great Man" theory?
Your efforts are not what makes you great. It's a mix of random events completely outside your control which determine how much reward you get from your work. Anything from your genetics to your peers.
You don't think you're smarter than Tolstoy, right?

Were do I go from this? When will I ever find a novel as confy and based at the same time as W&P? Any suggestions for books like pic related?

Is it worth reading? I'm at the beginning and seems interesting so far, even if I'm more pro-Napoleon.

How do you measure a work of literature? What do you look for?

Seriously, how good is this?

This should have been 200-300 pages

how am I supposed to fill the void that finishing this masterpiece left within me? I feel like a good friend of mine just died

>Eh bien, mon Prince, qu'est-ce que tu viens de dire sur moi, petite garce? Je vous ferai savoir que j'ai obtenu mon diplôme de haut niveau dans les phoques sir la mer, et j'ai participé á de nombreux raids secrets sur Aль-Кaидa,et j'ai plus de 300 morts confirmées. Je suis formé à la guerre des gorilles et je suis le meilleur tireur d'élite de toutes les forces armées américaines. Tu n'es rien pour moi mais juste une autre cible. Je vais vous anéantir avec une précision qui n'a jamais été vue auparavant sur cette Terre, marquez. Пyэнc дe Moтc.

I am completely awestruck by this book. I just finished it a few months ago and I'm reading it again. I feel like I become a part of this universe. These people are real to me. I don't want to leave this universe of 19th century Russia. Every third sentence has a turn of phrase of a description that makes me go "hmm, I never thought of that, but yes, people do act this way." It's hard to describe. This book is like reading the world-as-it-is. Unbelievable.

wtf was this whole book just a scam to make me read the meme-time philosophy at the end

>the Pierre autistically adding things to 666 section is on page 665
this is the worst thing Penis&Vagina have ever done

>Pierre feels lost
>something happens
>Pierre has an epiphany
>something happens
>Pierre does a complete 180 on his entire worldview
>something happens
>complete 180
>repeat
Christ, is this guy the most naive character in all of literature?

Alright, i've been reading a few russian books and its finally time for me to dig into this shit. Is this a good translation? In general, who are the best translators of russian lit?

Who's the obscure patrician author that's better than Tolstoy/Dostoevsky/Melville etc.

What novel should I turn into a film?