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End of Book 2.4

End of Book 2.3

"If we are ordered to die, we must die. If we're punished, it means that we have deserved it, it's not for us to judge. If once we begin judging and arguing about everything, nothing sacred will be left! That way we shall be saying there is no God- nothing! Our business is to do our duty, to fight and not to think! That's all... Yes, and to drink."

End of Book 2.2

End of Part 1 (Book 2)

End of Book 1
(Andrei and Marya are doomed, Nikolai’s gay, Pierre and Helene are trapped in a loveless marriage, and Dolokov got a promotion)

End of Part 2

"Who are these men? Can they be French? Who are they? Why are they running? Can they be coming at me? And why? To kill me? Me, who everybody loves?"

Nikolai my stupid son 💔

End of Book 1 - Part One

"Homo is a common name to all men"

what is happening??

what is happening???

jesus Armand

uggggh

On a reread, this book feels even more egregious. Skloot’s writing is engaging but the way she writes Henrietta’s family makes them feel more like caricatures than actual human beings.

you know things are dire when the first person perspective shows up

Adultery wins!

Emotional devastation