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As I begin War and Peace
8 pages into Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace: You know, I’ve never read a Russian novel. I’ve never even read a translated novel. This one takes place during the Napoleonic Wars (1805-1812) during the...
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War and Peace Readalong Post #1 – Chapters 1-59
War and Peace – Volume I, Part One, Chapter I through Volume I, Part Three, Chapter XIII (Chapters 1-59) - Welcome to the first of six group readalong posts in 2011 about Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace....
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War and Peace Readalong (Discussion Question): What translation is everybody...
This discussion is part of the War and Peace Readalong that is in progress through June 2012. Kaye at the road goes ever on asks: I am very curious to know what translation every body is reading from....
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War and Peace discussion – Favorite character?
Please read before commenting: This discussion is part of the War and Peace Readalong that is in progress through June 2012. Though all comments are welcome, we ask that you DO NOT spoil the plot for...
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War and Peace discussion – Favorite passage so far?
Please read before commenting: This discussion is part of the War and Peace Readalong that is in progress through June 2012. Though all comments are welcome, we ask that you DO NOT spoil the plot for...
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War and Peace discussion – What’s your reading process in War and Peace? Day...
This week’s question: What’s your reading process in War and Peace? Day by day? By week, in spurts? My answer: I started out this readalong faithfully reading one chapter a day. Then I started...
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War and Peace discussion – How scared were you to start War and Peace? Are...
I wasn't ever scared to start reading War and Peace, but I did think it was a giant brick of a book that I would NEVER read. I'd always heard it referred to disparagingly, as if it was without plot or...
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War and Peace discussion – Do you prefer the “war” passages, or the “peace”...
Please read before commenting: This discussion is part of the War and Peace Readalong that is in progress through June 2012. Though all comments are welcome, we ask that you DO NOT spoil the plot for...
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War and Peace Readalong Post #2 – Chapters 60-120
War and Peace –Volume I, Part Three, Chapter XIV through Volume II, Part Three, Chapter XVIII (Chapters 60-120) Welcome to the second of six group readalong posts about Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. For...
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Book news this week – May 2011
And plenty of it! To those who advised me last week on a book to read for a beginner in literary theory: I bought Jonathan Culler’s Literary Theory: A Short Introduction. It should be here in about a...
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War and Peace – just entering Volume III…
- Contains Spoilers! - I have finally caught up with the group again in War and Peace, and I have to say I am in love with this novel! I really liked the story with Natasha throughout Volume II, Part...
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War and Peace Post #3 – Chapters 121-181
War and Peace –Volume III, Part One, Chapter XVIII – Chapters 121-181: Welcome to the third of six group readalong posts about Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. For details about the readalong, which...
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Starting post for Anna Karenina!
This is just a quick note to officially say that I’m joining Wallace for her readalong of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina at Unputdownables through October, November and December of this year, which started...
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A “There’s No Shame In It, Folks” War & Peace Readalong Extension?
Update: Dec 3, 2011: The results are in, and it looks like the majority (myself included) want to extend the readalong through June of 2012. For those who plan to finish the book on time, Kaye plans to...
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War & Peace extension and sign-up — we’re going to extend the readalong...
By popular demand, our 2011 War & Peace Readalong, which was originally set to end this month, has been extended six months. We’re now set to finish at the end of June 2012. For details, or to see...
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Wiping the slate clean as I ring in 2012!
I refuse to be miserable with my performance this year, as I enter 2012. This blog is not a black-draped schoolmarm with a wooden spoon, grievously pacing the aisles, rapping at my palm whenever my...
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War & Peace – checking in with the group. :)
Update: I didn’t receive a huge appeal to set the readalong date later than June 30, so we’ll carry on as planned, still with an aim at finishing June 30, 2012. My fourth scheduled post will probably...
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War & Peace readalong note:
To all who are reading along: I’ve decided reading by schedule is smothering my joy of reading, and I’m no longer interested in hosting the War & Peace readalong. I figure I’ll read the book when...
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Have you finished War & Peace? Link here!
This event ended June 30, 2012! I announced a couple months ago that I’d be pulling out of the War & Peace readalong because reading “on demand” was smothering my joy of reading. So I haven’t...
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Anna Karenina (2012)
I just watched this for the first time: – # – Now I know I need to finish reading Anna Karenina! I’ve read the first half. Thanks to Geoff at The Oddness of Moving Things for posting this video today....
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