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A**R
There is a real brutality in battle.
The metaphor of the thistle at the beginning is telling. Tolstoy portrayed loyalty in battle as well as acceptance of the inevitability of death.There is usually a shadow hovering over his characters and this book (his last) is no exception.
K**R
Five Stars
good read.
W**M
Horrible
Typos on every page. Barely annotated. Don't waste your dollar. Remember there is a Peaver and Volokhonsky version of this in paperback for like 8 bucks.
J**N
Today's war explained a century ago
Learn more about the war in Afghanistan than you could from a month of CNN or YouTube videos. Tolstoy captured it over 100 years ago writing about Chechnya.
C**R
Five Stars
What more can be said about this great writer.
D**R
Five Stars
Great book!
S**N
Interesting take on Russian aggression.
Tolstoy's look at aggression into other lands. He attempts to understand Islam and offer respect. Worth reading. It is another glimpse into mankind.
O**K
Two Stars
The worst of Tolstoy's novels.
L**A
A good Tolstoy read.
The book gives insight into Caucasian politics in Russia and sketches a beautiful main character. The background is the author at his usual descriptive flair. A book to recommend for Tolstoy readers.
A**R
Really rubbish edition. Uses ridiculous language; careless use ...
Really rubbish edition. Uses ridiculous language; careless use of punctuation and there are grammatical and spelling errors everywhere. Chapter 1 alone is insufferable for any reader. Don't buy this edition!
M**.
Three Stars
many mistakes in grammar and spelling
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