War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy - Russian Literature | Historical Fiction | Napoleonic Wars | Love and War | Tolstoy’s Exploration of Philosophical Themes | A Masterpiece on Cultural Significance | Literary Classics

It is Leo Tolstoy, it is War and Peace. I am not going to review the book, I will tell you about this particular Maple Classics edition which is a thick lump of a book with fat spine. Pages are of off-white color and printing is clean with good font size; not big, not small. Mine came with a slightly bent corner. Thing to notice. You may find paragraphs here and there breaking mid-sentence which can break your reading tempo. There can also be some typo. Otherwise, book is neat, good price and nice to look at. Content is unabridged, authentic and what it should be.

Bookmark was missing, how much you save from a single bookmark, and if that's the problem keep reasonable 1rs extra for bookmark. Although book quality was good, and that's the reason 4star to the book.

💂‍♂️🏳️💒 War and Peace 💒🏳️💂‍♂️ “It is true that we are not conscious of our dependence, but by admitting our freewill we arrive at absurdity, while by admitting our dependence on the external world, on time, and on cause, we arrive at laws.” Why did Leo Tolstoy write war and peace? Did he knew in the beginning whether this book he was working on was going to be around 1200 pages? So I won't leave you wondering on few of these questions as they are significant in order for us to learn the true purpose of this creation by Leo Tolstoy. Leo Tolstoy wanted people to learn about the war that took place between the forces of Napoleon and Alexander, he wanted the common people to learn what goes in the backside which is usually not visible to common people like us when a war is going on. So he could have chosen to write a non fiction book of his thoughts on war and its reality, but he wanted something beyond this simple thing, he wanted people to see themselves in the shoes of the soldiers, the common people of russia, the generals, the royality, the people who suffered due to wars and the people who chose to create ruckus in other people's lives. The simplest way of doing this was creating a story which is engrossing. So he chose to write a novel called war and peace, created complex characters and took time to build and develop their persona, built a complex yet easy to conceive storyline and used romance and tragedy to keep people biting their nails and turning pages over and over again. So basically he wrote a novel or I can even call it an Epic of 18 books and 2 epilogues which might raise fear in the heart of you though it shouldn't. Coming on to the next question, did he knew that this book is going to be of 18 parts, no he didn't! As most of the writers write, they don't know how the story is going to proceed, they just build a basic premises with the help of their intellect and imagination and keep working on the premises and everything else just keeps on pouring out of their mind through their hands on to the paper in front of them. So he wanted us to learn about the great war of 1812 which eventually led to the capture of Moscow the capital of Russia, but that wouldn't be possible if we weren't aware of what happened in the previous years of this war and what eventually led to it, so he kept on thinking and finally came up to one decision of telling us everything from the very beginning i. e. 1805, which led to this huge book which lies in front of my eyes. I took 2 to 3 months in completing it, I could have completed it in few weeks had I completely put myself on to it but I didn't, just because of my commitment that I have to post at least one review per week, hahaha. So this goes, I kept of reading books besides this epic book and thus leading to its completion in almost 3 months, sorry War and Peace for that, hope you forgive me. The character I loved the most was of course Pierre, he's the best, really the best, grew the most, learnt a lot through sacrificing everything he got in life, had the most depth by the ending of this EPIC book and had a happy ending!!

Wow! It is a classic. Amazing. Good quality.

This not how a new book should look like...there are dirt and scratch marks on top of that paper quality and binding are subpar

The book is a masterpiece, a must read. I won't say anything more. But the Packaging by Amazon was outrageous. Just how do you send a classic, mammoth size book with 1200+ pages in a thin paper packet, not even taped properly. As a result, the book became loose and a little damaged. I am not returning this book because I don't want to cause further damage to this book. But Amazon really needs to learn how to handle books.

Classic!!

This classic masterpiece rivals even Les Miserables in its depiction of the Napoleonic Wars. After all the Russian campaign is at the centre of this magnificent novel. Surely ranks among the top five novels of European literature. Its breadth and depth and horizon takes it ahead of even Resurrection, which can be seen as the best of Tolstoy. This novel puts other war based novels like For whom the bell tolls, in the shade. And still at the end the novel is a social tome. Even Clausewitz might envy the detail that Tolstoy brings to the depiction of the Emperor on the battlefield.

Such a classic. Don't give up in the first 10% of the book. Initially you wonder where this is leading but realize that it is setting up characters that play a major role throughout. Also know that this is a history of Russia/France relations during 1805-1813 which includes Napoleon's march to Moscow making it a centerpiece of the novel. It is worth giving yourself a short review of the history of these years and Napoleon's term as Premier of France. Tolstoy brilliantly merges his fictitious characters with these events. However, he also includes actual French and Russian generals and other heads of state that directed the war. I looked them up on Wikipedia to get more insight as to who they were and what role they played in history. Tolstoy's fictitious characters are very interesting and you will find that they change and mature (or not) throughout and so will your opinion of them. At the end there are a couple of epilogues where Tolstoy relates his opinion to history in general and how history is created. Fascinating thoughts from a genius but not easy to comprehend. I held off reading this for years but was so glad to have plunged in. It is a masterpiece.

Such a wonderful novel, such a page turner, quite long and philosophical but could not put it down. The character are so engaging, the romances within the aristocratic families, the changes and realisation each character goes through as the years pass and the country goes through the Napolionic wars. The historical events are so accurate and told within the fictional setting and characters. Such a great book.

Tolstoy's War and Peace is an intriguing exploration of human behavior, conflict, and philosophical thought.

Chiaramente parliamo di un capolavoro, essendo un grande classico della letteratura sono rimasto colpito dalla fluidità della scrittura che ne rende la lettura veramente facile e scorrevole nonostante la considerevole mole di questa splendida opera. Personaggi delineati in modo straordinario, memorabili quelli principali per la profondità emotiva e di pensiero che esprimono.

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