tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post6427226622328041852..comments2023-11-05T03:22:55.709-08:00Comments on Bookworm1858: War and Peace: Book I, Part 1The Insouciant Sophisticatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-59434304632916368382013-02-18T08:52:47.827-08:002013-02-18T08:52:47.827-08:00I like your idea of a chapter a night -- I'm s...I like your idea of a chapter a night -- I'm struggling to fit this in with my other reading commitments as well (though I am currently waiting for a mattress delivery and so read all of Part II in one sitting, because I had to kill time somehow!).Kerry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624436758426097032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-79466744765275316392013-02-02T13:23:10.744-08:002013-02-02T13:23:10.744-08:00War and Peace always brings Charlie Brown to mind ...War and Peace always brings Charlie Brown to mind because of that New Year's special. I've never read War and Peace but I am currently working my way through Les Miserables. I think hefty classics are intimidating and like you, I may be working on mine all year too. Good luck!<br /><br />Christina Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756342293865115352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-64915979296089391492013-02-01T17:25:59.942-08:002013-02-01T17:25:59.942-08:00This is a great idea! I just had my SIL grown at ...This is a great idea! I just had my SIL grown at me when I said I hadn't read it. Breaking it down to a little bit at a time wouldn't be nearly so overwhelming. And since you say it's actually easier reading than other classics you've read it has me thinking maybe I CAN handle it, lol. Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701325312535440179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-55162879213721166212013-02-01T13:52:09.443-08:002013-02-01T13:52:09.443-08:00At times it is a struggle having to read the footn...At times it is a struggle having to read the footnotes to find out what was said in French. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-39829399523218994412013-02-01T12:17:28.475-08:002013-02-01T12:17:28.475-08:00I like the idea of reading one chapter a night - I...I like the idea of reading one chapter a night - I read this months reading over a weekend and although I loved doing it that way, I need to read more regularly if I am going to keep up with the characters.<br /><br />I like Natasha and Pierre too, it'll be interesting to see what happens to them in the future. I also agree that Tolstoy is surprisingly easy to read, I read Anna Karenina a few years back and I was expecting it to be so difficult, but it just wasn't.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-54673586074076369992013-02-01T08:05:35.550-08:002013-02-01T08:05:35.550-08:00It's cool that so many of us are reading this ...It's cool that so many of us are reading this translation, though I've considered ditching it, tbh, because of the French issue. <br /><br />I know what you mean about fitting the reading in around other reading. I read most of this section at once, but I'm considering breaking it up like you did if only so that I don't feel like I"m forgetting everything!<br /><br />Thanks for joining in!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-67067151806953984632013-02-01T07:20:34.438-08:002013-02-01T07:20:34.438-08:00I too, have been intimidated by classics.
I haven...I too, have been intimidated by classics. <br />I haven't read W&P yet...<br />Happy reading,<br /> Brandi @ <a href="http://blkosiner.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Blkosiner’s Book Blog</a><br />brandileigh2003https://www.blogger.com/profile/01669251993917961293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-14291389809867861622013-02-01T04:54:45.361-08:002013-02-01T04:54:45.361-08:00Great idea to break up the reading in that way. I ...Great idea to break up the reading in that way. I should do that too. I was more or less just trying to sit down for a chunk at a time but that didn't go so well for me.<br /><br />I'm so glad you pointed out how unexpectedly easy Tolstoy is to read. When I've suggested either AK or W&P to friends they balk at "Russian literature" but I find the prose much more straightforward than, say, Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice (and not as stiff or formal). To be honest, I prefer the Russian style. <br /><br />Very cool that you had your translation picked out for you as a gift. I was annoyed at all the choices and debates out there over which one is the best, but I, too, settled on the P&V. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog. Happy reading! :) Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634681223129304563noreply@blogger.com