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WAR AND PEACE
listen. i know it's long. by god trust me, i know that it's long and challenging to read and every character has like 5 different names and some characters have the same name. BUT. it is worth all of the pain and suffering it takes to get through it. one of these days i will be successful in convincing someone to read it.
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@moonbeams
why is it worth it? wh
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@MOONBEAMS it definitely has its issues inherent with being a russian novel from the 19th century, but i think it's such a beautiful depiction of humanity and family and the complications of war on all classes and it's following a time when the national identity was shifting from christian monarchy to atheism and communism so it has very interesting commentary on class and religion. it's such an important story to the literary canon. i cried a couple times reading it, and i'm really hard to make cry generally
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@moonbeams
@SBONIFAZI ooh ok that does sound worth reading it for! thank you for the in depth answer
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@MOONBEAMS i personally recommend the constance garnett translation too. it's felt the most approachable version i've found while still maintaining the beauty of the original
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@moonbeams
@SBONIFAZI you've convinced me at least to look into it
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