Let me explain: War and Peace centers around six young men and women (mostly… there’s like over 200 people mentioned in the book) and their struggle to find meaning. The point is to make us understand that it is God behind everything – the grand and the little. He wants us to realize that we can’t get so caught up in this grand idea of history we forget all the beautiful little moments that make up our lives. Rather he is trying to make us see that in the midst of war, there is peace, and in the midst of peace, there is war. Yes, he does go on long philosophical spiels about Napoleon, Russia, and the Napoleonic wars, but his point is not to make us see these as grand sweeping events (as most historians have painted this era). (Did you know that scholars aren’t even sure what to classify War and Peace as? No one can decide what category it fits in.) Although he covers a CRAZY amount of history in the course of War and Peace he does so in a way uniquely his own. Tolstoy is not like other authors of his era. (Welp, there’s no hiding how much of a nerd I am now.) After finishing this massive work I understand why they call it the greatest novel ever written. I know that sounds so cliche, but it’s true. Simply put, War and Peace is a masterpiece of literature. Well, my friend, you’ve asked a great question. You may be wondering – and I’ve been asked this literally countless times – “What is War and Peace about?”
😳🤓) When you’re with characters for over 1000 pages, they become very dear to your heart. (Wow that might be the nerdiest thing I’ve ever said. Contrary to what most might expect, I actually enjoyed reading it, so much so I’m a little sad it’s over. In reading War and Peace I learned so much.
Today, I’m excited to say, I’ve finished all 1224 pages of War and Peace. The last three months I’ve been doing some hardcore reading. As you may have noticed, my book reviews have been less frequent as of late.
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