That one time I decided to slowly work my way through War and Peace. #yearofthechunkster.
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TheBookStacker I‘m going to be starting Dune soon, and I plan to tentatively tackle Moby Dick but I‘m scared. 7y
Ashley_Nicoletto @TheBookStacker I'm also supposed to be starting Dune but I haven't decided if I actually will. Most Dick is quiteee the chunkster. 7y
ofbooksandme I am a XIXth century literature fan so chunksters are kind of a thing for me lol. But from what I remember, Moby Dick is a bit more fast paced and easier to tackle. My boyfriend has been nagging me to read Dune since like for ever. 7y
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RachLovesTV From what I remember of War and Peace (I read it 15 years ago), about every other chapter is about actual war and battle strategy, etc, so if you're not into that, you can kind of skim those chapters, and you won't be missing much. 7y
RachLovesTV Forgot to add, good luck! 👍🏻 7y
Ashley_Nicoletto @RachLovesTV I love this advice! Thanks! 7y
Ashley_Nicoletto @ofbooksandme There's a dune buddy read coming up! Feel free to join us if you'd like to finally tackle it. It's hosted by @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 7y
ofbooksandme @Ashley_Nicoletto That actually sounds very good. I'll keep en eye out for it. 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Gezemice just finished this one! She has some tips on her page. 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ofbooksandme That‘s exactly how the Dune buddy read got started, many many men in our lives recommending it...so we decided to give it a try. 7y
Ashley_Nicoletto @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Thanks lady! I don't follow her so I will make sure to do so and look into this. Also, that's hilarious. 😂😂 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Ashley_Nicoletto one of the group‘s ideas for the reading tag was originally #DunesNotJustForDudes if you click on that and scroll down you can see @BarbaraTheBibliophage original Dune post (edited) 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Ashley_Nicoletto @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I must start my Dune pages ASAP! I was in class all weekend and lost mucho reading time. Thankfully it‘s a light week for clients. 7y
Ashley_Nicoletto @BarbaraTheBibliophage I didn't realize that this had started either so I'm very behind as well. 😂😂 7y
Gezemice @RachLovesTV I second this. I just finished it. I Did love the peace parts. There are chapters where Tolstoy is having an argument with historians about war. I recommend skimming the first couple paragraphs to see if something actually happens, and if not, just move on to the next chapter. I ended up skipping the entire second epilogue. 7y
Gezemice @BarbaraTheBibliophage I have started it and now I can‘t put it down. It starts a bit tediously - too much info dump at the beginning - but around 20% in stuff starts happening and it is a page-turner. 7y
RachLovesTV @Gezemice yes! Anna Karenina is kind of similar, so at this point, I think it's just Tolstoy's style, haha. At least he doesn't mix things up in each chapter. 😁 7y
Gezemice @RachLovesTV I actually loved Anna from start to end. I found it a pretty easy read, just very long so I would need to take breaks. Otherwise lovely writing. 7y
Bks4Wrms What edition of War and Peace do you have? There are so many editions and some are not as good others...🤷🏼♀️ I‘ve been holding off because I can‘t decide which version to go with...🤦🏼♀️ #ParalysisByAnalysis 7y