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is war and peace by Tolstoy any good? (i'm serious) yes/no + why?

>> No.8050513

Yes. I'm about 2/3 of the way in and I have to say it's probably the best book I've read. I was intrigued from the get go and the writing throughout is so profound and feels so powerful that I've truly enjoyed it all the way through so far. I don't agree with all the philosophical or political statements Tolstoy makes, but they're interesting to read. 10/10

>> No.8050519

>>8050290
One wonders if it would have been as popular if it were printed under the original title.

>> No.8050553

I don't like it. Too scattershot, too many plotlines don't go anywhere, and far too much apostrophe-essaying about how much Tolstoy hates the Great Man theory of history. (He's not wrong, but it's a quarter of the fucking book.)

Read Anna Karenina or even The Death of Ivan Ilyich instead.

>> No.8050583

>>8050519
Ah, yes, War: What Is It Good For? Well, if you ask me, absolutely nothing.

>> No.8051536

>>8050553
>>8050553
>far too much apostrophe-essaying about how much Tolstoy hates the Great Man theory of history

There's only like 10 pages of that in a 1200 page book (it is also the best part of the book)

>> No.8051537

just watch the tv show. it's classic

>> No.8051559

>>8050583
War: war never changes.

>> No.8051567

Yes. It's fantastic. One scene involving mustaches and sleigh is better even than anything in Anna Karenina. The essays on history are a little obnoxious, but important to what he's getting at with the work.

Plus, despite length, it's not difficult at all. Just read it.

>> No.8052502

>>8050290
Its GOAT
A classic for a reason.

>> No.8052513

>>8050290
No. Reason being Tolstoy tried to diss Shakespeare.

>> No.8052527

A little too long. A rollicking historical novel written for the general reader, specifically for the young. Artistically unsatisfying. Cumbersome messages, didactic interludes, artificial coincidences. Uncritical of its historical sources.

>> No.8052536

>>8052513
dude, people can have opinions

>> No.8052949

>>8050290
No it's horrible. Academicians have been praising it for over a century just as a sort of inside joke.

>> No.8053842

>>8050290
Damn, I have no words in English to explain my point of view, but this book really shows, the society and relevant even now .
Especially good showed that all women whores