Has anyone read this book? Would you recommend it?
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Hi VC
I read it a few months ago and enjoyed it very much. I would recommend it as some of the writing is superb.
However, it can be hard going (the war scenes particularly) you might find yourself skipping through these a bit. A scene which would take ten seconds in real life can be twenty pages in the book.
Fortunately, I did see the BBC series before reading the book which gave me a head start on the names. Some characters are called by different names such as Pierre/Peter and Nicholas/Nicolai etc.
I actually wrote a list of the names and who they were which helped. I’m not sure if I could have got through it if I hadn’t seen the series. There are some differences between the two but they are very similar.
If you don’t have the BBC series look it up here Krieg und Frieden (TV Mini Series 2016) - IMDb
Click on the cast pics for a bigger picture which might help put faces to the names.
Give it a try you will definitely feel you have achieved something if you finish.
Oh and btw, An ‘a’ on the end of a surname shows it is a woman ie:
The daughter of Count Rostov is Natash Rostova
What did you decide in the end VC?
I watched the BBC series, to see what the fuss was about
I thought it was a first class production but a tedious, over long story. I’m glad I didn’t waste my time trying to read the book
Oh, and while we’re at it, same sort of comment goes for Les Miserables
Yes, I know a lot of people love Les Mis but I thought it was just OK.