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so I picked up a copy of this for 50 cents, just out of curiosity. I have heard about it from cartoons and the joke that it is too long.

but is it worth it? is it difficult?

>> No.4182822

>>4182820
i just want to say "ABSOLUTELY NOTHING"

>> No.4182820

The original title was supposed to be War: What is it Good For?

>> No.4182826

>>4182813
Not difficult, but long. It's excellent, though. When, in the second half, the narration gets bogged in essays on the nature of history and freedom, one can be forgiven for skimming or skipping back to the characters, though the essays are interesting and relevant to the story.

tl;dr excellent and long... read it!

>> No.4182827

fuck off

>> No.4182836
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>>4182820
>The original title was supposed to be War: What is it Good For?

>> No.4182837

>>4182826
its on my to be read list then. I read too many doorstoppers as is

>> No.4182845

>>4182836
Did you ever notice how old I've gotten? I mean, what's up with that anyway?

>> No.4182855

>>4182845
>you're now aware that Seinfeld stopped airing 15 years ago

>> No.4182877

>>4182820
Yes, that' true. In fact, that's where Edwin Starr, a huge Tolstoy fan, got his inspiration for his song 'War'.

>> No.4182936

It's long but good. Also, there's a sense of superiority when you know you have read this and the other shitstain dregs of the human species have not which is why they need to be rounded up in FEMA camps and fucking executed.

>> No.4183687

Why are you asking us if you have already bought it?

>> No.4183689

It's good

>> No.4183691

>>4182826
this, except don't skip anything.

Don't be a bitch. The book has them for a reason. If you don't read into the historiography, it will just appear as a long-winded story about Russian families and how they enjoy marrying and dying.

>> No.4183720

>>4183691
stop abusing the word histiography

>> No.4183776

>>4183720
1. You spelled that wrong
2. Historiography is extremely relevant to Tolstoy's thesis, please leave if you have not read the aforementioned text.

>> No.4183779

>>4183776
he hasn't read the historiography parts because he said he skimmed them

>>4182813
10/10 novel

>> No.4184280

Only the best book ever.

>> No.4184698

>>4182822
ABSALUTLY NUDDIN!

>> No.4184732

>>4183687
I wasn't gonna pass up a 50 cent copy of a book I was marginally interested in.

>> No.4184761

>>4182813
It's good. Try not to plough through it though. Remember to backtrack if things seem to pop out of nowhere.

>> No.4185026

>>4183691
Speaking of Russian families, do you know any good books about Ukrainians?

>> No.4185188

Long but good kinda like a big black cock.

Anyway, I haven't finished yet, I'm on Part Three. Its one of my slowly but surely to read books. Suprisingly its a good exercise on retaining themes and characters.

>> No.4185199

>>4182813

How's the signet classics edition? I read the recent Vintage edition in December and it took me three weeks, I enjoyed it though, I plan on re-reading it again this December and making that my new tradition.