War and Peace
tags :
- keywords
- Fiction / Classics,Fiction / Historical / General,Fiction / Political,Fiction / War & Military,History / Europe / General
Motivation for reading
- This is the kind of book that no one can avoid if one wants to understand Russian nationhood
Memo Quote
- Prince Andrew and Piere’s conversation
“If no one fought except on his own conviction, there would be no wars,”
- Influence has to be exercised if one wants it to last.
Influence in society, however, is capital which has to be economized if it is to last.
Background
Impression
Tolstoy’s depiction of people is extremely realistic and refined. However, somehow it feels detached and almost feels like he doesn’t really care about the people that he was writing about. There’s no sympathy in his working.
Reading log
<2023-01-01 Sun> : Reading Progress : 100%
<2022-12-20 Tue> : Reading Progress : 36%
The part depicting the differences between the aristocrats’ life and other soldiers’ life is very touching.
<2022-12-20 Tue> : Reading Progress : 30%
Prince Andrew is the only one that seems likable so far…
<2022-12-16 Fri> : Reading Progress : 14%
The book is too long…