[This post was published by Manika]
My first attempt at trying to “defeat” War and Peace began in the summer of 2005. Having bought the book almost a month or so earlier, I was determined to follow Napolean and his troops through Russia. That the book has been declared a ‘classic’ did make me a little wary of picking it up, considering my earlier experiences with books that fall under that category! At the age of 14 I had tried reading Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and couldn’t get through the first few pages. But perhaps that had a lot to with my being fourteen, because I did manage to read the same book at 18 without any struggle.
However, War and Peace is not Jane Eyre and Leo Tolstoy is not Charlotte Bronte (thank God for that). I enjoyed Anna Karenina, so the next logical step (if reading habits can be based on logic), was to pick up 'War & Peace'. My endeavors in that direction did not bear fruit as I abandoned Napolean and his men to follow others who were not at war with anyone.
I am glad that for my second attempt at reading (and hopefully conquering) W & P, I have Mayank for company, as it might make our interaction with Mr. Tolstoy a whole lot easier.
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A good post, Manika. In spite of my previous unpleasing experiences, I feel that tackling W&P will be worth it. I know many people who could not reach the end. But I am also aware of the exitence of many who actually managed to cross the other side of the binding. Happily most of them said that the book played an important part in shaping their thinking. Besides, and most importantly, they 'enjoyed' it. Good luck.
ps: I always thought that Jane Eyre was a girle sort of a chicklit novel. A thinking woman's Mills & Boon. Smile..
Mayank, I just hope after all this discussion we do get around to reading it!
P.S.: I did not particularly enjoy Jane Eyre, though i did read it. I haven't read any Mills and Boon, so I can't compare and look for similarities.
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