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Sep. 14th, 2010
This'll be interesting
Sep. 14th, 2010 03:02 pmI've started to read Tolstoy's "War and Peace" again. I tried to read it over six years ago and got halfway through before becoming distracted by less classy things. Now that I have it on my Kobo for free, and not as a troublesome tome of weight, it'll be much easier to read - and it's the same translation as the original copy that I had started, the one that Tolstoy approved himself before he died.
Most people find Tolstoy trying at times, but I tend to agree with the viewpoint that he truly did write for the masses. Even with the approved translation, it's still an easy and lyrical read. While I'm only on chapter two at the moment, I find myself remembering my keen frustration at the way most of the names sounded similar, and how the cast list kept getting longer and longer by the second. But the language itself is actually really easy and flowing. I don't get people.
So let the record show I started today. I wonder how long it will take me to finish? My money's on a year.
Most people find Tolstoy trying at times, but I tend to agree with the viewpoint that he truly did write for the masses. Even with the approved translation, it's still an easy and lyrical read. While I'm only on chapter two at the moment, I find myself remembering my keen frustration at the way most of the names sounded similar, and how the cast list kept getting longer and longer by the second. But the language itself is actually really easy and flowing. I don't get people.
So let the record show I started today. I wonder how long it will take me to finish? My money's on a year.
