| | War and Peace |  | Author: L.n. Tolstoy
Creators: Tim Pigott-smith, Tim Piggot-smith
Publisher: Languages & Literature, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: £12.33
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Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 2831565
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Abridged edition
Number Of Items: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 1856956490
EAN: 9781856956499
ASIN: 1856956490
Publication Date: April 1993
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: differs from above -Talking Classics Orbis Publishing 1995, 4 cassettes - narrated by Edward Petheridge, case showing signs of wear
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| Customer Reviews:
 Yes, It's Worth the Trouble August 26, 1999
30 out of 33 found this review helpful
Although my blind urge to read the Great Classics has (thankfully) faded somewhat over the years in favor of reading whatever I damn please, I finally decided it was time to give War and Peace a try. After all, how can anyone who enjoys novels resist the lure of "the greatest novel of all time"? And Tolstoy himself was an unusually interesting man -- not a screwed-up genius but one who seemed to eventually figure it all out. It took me maybe a hundred pages to get into the rhythm of the book and figure out who all those characters with multisyllabic Russian names were. After that, it was totally engrossing and surprisingly easy reading. There's no point giving you a book report on what happens -- you're supposed to read it yourself -- but I do disagree with some of the other reviewers who didn't care for the sections describing Tolstoy's philosophy of history. I found those sections (a very small proportion of the book) fascinating, albeit a change of pace. This is part of what makes the book great. War and Peace is not just a story of what happens to a bunch of made-up people, but a major work of art expressing the wisdom of a great man.
Excellent! July 22, 1999
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was definitely a great book. It's not easy for a book to keep your attention for close to 1400 pages, but Tolstoy succeeds. The characters are incredible, especially Pierre, Prince Andrei and Natasha. Put this at the top of your list.
This book was very interesting and breath taking. May 10, 1999
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I thought that this book was the best book that anyone could ever read. When you start reading you just can't stop because you can't wait to read what is going to happen next. I am really glad I decided to read it.
Great March 29, 1999
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Clearly a classic which today reads as easily as a popular novel. Easy to read but yet a vast portrait of pre-revolutionary Russia.That being said the periodic discussions of Tolstoy's theory of history which from time to time are inserted amongst the novel are, let us be frank are silly boring to read and out of place. The book however is a rarity. Anyone can read it with pleasure and come away richer for the experiance.
W&P is the best book I've read yet. February 3, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I started reading W&P as an assignment for my sophomore english class. I figured, if she wants me to read a classic, I might as well go with THE classic, right? So I checked out W&P. At first, I read it just to prove something to myself. Later, however, the book just kind of drew me in; I couldn't put it down! All of the details make you feel like you're there. You sympathize with all of the characters' anguish, and celebrate their victories. With Tolstoy's philosophical masterpiece in Epilogue 2 to tie it all up, War and Peace was definitely a great book.
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