Book Name : War And Peace
Author : Leo Tolstoy
What is it about : The stories of the kings, princes and royal courts interweaved with soldiers, peasants and bystanders caught up in the warring periods between France under Napoleon and Russia under The Tsar. The glory, despair, love and hope of these characters are there for the readers to ponder and contemplate.
Some thoughts after having read the book : Cynicism and contrasts abound throughout the book - magnifying the hypocrisies of war and the remote hope of peace; the ambitions of the power-that-be resulting in the fatalities of the innocents and on a family unit level, love and courtships ending in tragedies.
Would I recommend this book to you : Yes. A Masterpiece (no kidding man !) but you have been warned - it is a MEGA read of 1,300 pages of well-translated Russian. You will be moved by the hopelessness, selfishness and sorrows of wars and definitely impressed by Tolstoy's ability to give you a front seat viewing of societies in turmoil.
Author : Leo Tolstoy
What is it about : The stories of the kings, princes and royal courts interweaved with soldiers, peasants and bystanders caught up in the warring periods between France under Napoleon and Russia under The Tsar. The glory, despair, love and hope of these characters are there for the readers to ponder and contemplate.
Some thoughts after having read the book : Cynicism and contrasts abound throughout the book - magnifying the hypocrisies of war and the remote hope of peace; the ambitions of the power-that-be resulting in the fatalities of the innocents and on a family unit level, love and courtships ending in tragedies.
Would I recommend this book to you : Yes. A Masterpiece (no kidding man !) but you have been warned - it is a MEGA read of 1,300 pages of well-translated Russian. You will be moved by the hopelessness, selfishness and sorrows of wars and definitely impressed by Tolstoy's ability to give you a front seat viewing of societies in turmoil.
