War & Peace - readalong

[bulky_monster]

I thought this would be a good idea.  Anyone want to read War & Peace along with me?  I have never made it through any complete work of Russian literature, ever.  I've tried to read The Idiot about three times.  Granted, the first interruption was 9/6/02, which was rather a bad day for me, then I had to return it to the library - but years later I

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[soulofbuffalo]

I've never read War and Peace, but I think Anna Karenina or Dr. Zhivago would make better gateway Russian works of literature. They are both fantastic and heavy with the soap opera action.

[bulky_monster]

Other people have told me to try Anna Karenina, too. Still, I happen to have War & Peace right here on hand... and I'm rather ditzy, so the more convenient, the less likely I am to forget about it entirely.

So far, I'm on page 9. I stopped to cook, eat, knit, read a web comic, watch 20 minutes of a television show, do laundry, and play with my cats. One of these days I'm going to have to get some ritalin.

[xyphoidprocess]

I loved "The Idiot," and "Crime and Punishment," and basically all the Dostoevsky I have read. Maybe I can give Tolstoy a chance. As long as it can take me a while to read.

[bulky_monster]

Well, please join me. I'm only on page 9!

Love your screen name, by the way.