cresswga says:
I am interested in reading it in the future but I am partly put off by its reputation of being such an difficult novel to read.

Please let me know how you find it as you progress.

Phil says:
Keep at it. This novel is brilliant and entertaining. Tolstoy has the big, famous men pretending they are in control but in reality he is telling us history relies on sergei peasant and pierre shopkeeper dictating the course of history by being in the right/wrong place at the right/wrong time. By shooting/being shot by sergei/pierre in the smoke and claustrophobia of battle and turning the russian/french front line without knowing a thing.

sindel says:
i am just about to start it cuz i heard it was a must read

Wajid says:
It's a book I have loved. I don't know the meaning of the novel, but the characters portray everything you need to understand about life, love and transcendence. The further you read, the deeper you go. I envy you.

SassySeamstress says:
I have read the book (and Anna Karenina too) in original Russian when I was 16. It was part of school ciriculum. It was very interesting and was not that hard then. Now I'll read it in English and I am absolutely suree I will enjoy it even more.

aco_brian says:
I read War and Peace a number of years ago, and though it is heavy slogging to get through it, it really is a fantastic read. It's a little difficult at first to keep track of the multitude of characters, but once you settle in to the book, it's actually quite an engaging read. I found the shifting perspectives and storylines to be a real strength of the story. I hope that anyone out there who is considering taking the book on does so, although leave yourself plenty of time! Enjoy!

dannyoh says:
I've recently finished reading a hard copy of this book. I have to say that I found it extremely easy to read. Honestly the only thing that is daunting is the length. The shifting perspectives is something one quickly gets used to (if you don't get used to it quickly, Tolstoy wrote more than enough to give you time to get used to it slowly). If you are considering reading/finishing this book, I wouldn't let anything put you off except the length: nothing (i.e. vocabulary, syntax, story lines, etc.) is exceptionally difficult at all.

austeneyre says:
I just finished it (after attempting it three or four times previously before discovering Dailylit.com). I really enjoyed it once I got far enough into it.

BPohanka says:
I've always wanted to read War and Peace and now doing so via the email installment option. Its very engaging so far. Only 650 odd installments to go...

lollykins says:
I've just started too! Only on part 9 but it is quite captivating. I tried to read Ulysses but for some reason I couldn't get past the first few parts. W&P is surprisingly straight forward and not at all dull. I decided to try it because I recently watched a TV programme on Child Geniuses and the chinese pianist (now 13 years old) said...well my parents aren't very intellectual...I mean they haven't even read War and Peace! Oh dear, what's so difficult about War and Peace, I thought. Apparently nothing! I've read the first 7 parts in the first day and only stopped because I had to do some work! I love the detailed description of disdain that everyone is subtly displaying at the party. Looking forward to reading more about Pierre...

OCD1 says:
Doesn't it seem like it should be longer than 675 parts? After all, this version is 1424 pages.

rivenrock says:
Delisi: I feel the same, like this is a book I should have read by now. I'm hoping it lives up to being touted as a classic and not just as a really long book. :)

carolrnc says:
I just joined DailyLit and my first book will be War and Peace, starting tomorrow evening. How are you liking the book by now, those of you who have started this months or weeks ago? I've never read a book on the computer before, so this will be a new experience....