Wow... I should probably end this post here, since nothing I write will even come close to explaining how I feel about War and Peace right now. This book is slowly becoming my whole life! I'm so invested in it that I fell asleep reading it last night and ended up using the book as a pillow. I guess I have myself to thank for the stiff neck.
Book 4 has already become my favorite section of the novel, even though most of the events that have happened so far are mostly depressing. There's so much to learn from, and I especially love reading parts that Pierre is in. When the French take over Moscow he is tried for being an incendiary, and is imprisoned. Pierre watches as most of the other prisoners are executed, and is convinced that he will be executed too, but he isn't. (I wonder why?) As he loses his freedom and comes face to face with death, Pierre realizes how important every moment of his life is. Pierre's joie de vivre in this section is practically contagious! I'm hoping that later in this section of the novel Pierre can transport his happiness to Natasha, who has been taking care of Prince Andrew as he approaches death.
Time and patience is really all that you need to read this book. By now pretty much everyone that I'm close to knows that I'm reading War and Peace. So many of my friends can't even believe that I'm still even reading it, but I love telling them that I've actually past the 1000th page benchmark. They keep asking me if it's really worth it to "waste" my time with a novel so huge. I honestly think that anyone who can read should try War and Peace. Is it a difficult read? Of course, but most eye-opening novels are.
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