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Major Spoiler. Why, Tolstoy?Every single page for the first 200+ pages had me captivated, hooked. Up to about 600+ I still loved it; 5 stars. Now, for the last 300 pages I have not liked anything; and, with the death of Andrey, I don't even want to continue. Who am I supposed to follow? I really dislike Pierre; I dislike Natasha; I dislike Maria. What am I supposed to do with a story filled with characters I dislike?
— Oct 20, 2026 05:47AM
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I am a little upset. For the first 200+ pages there was not a single ch. that did not captivate my attention and amaze me. The next 400, while not perfect, was still amazing, still 5+ stars. But from the last 200ish pages it seems Tolstoy took everything that I enjoyed and liked and wondered and replaced it with everything I really dislike; I do not think there has been anything in these last 200 pages I have liked.
— Oct 17, 2026 10:56AM
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It's not often I'm 600 pages, about halfway through, such a long narrative and still wish I was not even close to being done.
— Oct 10, 2026 09:30AM
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(Light Spoilers). Not too much has happened since last. Rostov went on a wolf hunt for a few chapters, and we got a little further in Prince Andrey's and Pierre's storylines, with Andrey raising his child, who is healthier now, and Pierre going back to his old ways for now. The only downside has been Natasha, who I have lost a lot of sympathy for; that's all it took for you to break things off?
— Oct 06, 2026 06:15AM
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There is a zero percent chance that Pierre wrote that speech himself.
— Sep 30, 2026 04:10PM
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5/5 so far. (Some Spoilers). Andrey is still my favorite character, and I can only imagine the look on my face when the little princess died; I was shocked and saddened. The only downside so far is Pierre; while he's becoming better and more interesting, I really don't like him. Can't say any more here but he is happy one of his tenants is obedience; of course it is! 300 pages and you haven't had an original thought!
— Sep 26, 2026 11:31AM
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There has not been a scene that I have not been captivated by. Tolstoy has me interested in characters who I do not even like, yet I'm curious about them and their journey; not an easy thing to do! Prince Andrey is my favorite so far, but the way Tolstoy has set up these social and emotional relationships and how he has progressed so far is so fascinating! He seems to even have the perfect amount of detail everytime!
— Sep 16, 2026 04:53PM
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A very strong 5. While not far, there is nothing I dislike so far. There are: interesting lessons, interesting characters, good plot, and I like his writing story. There are also lessons of language and history that I did not know that I am also loving!
— Aug 24, 2026 06:21AM
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Oct 20, 2026 06:12AM
On the upside, you liked Andrey. That's one character more than I liked 🤭
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I completely understand. Andrey was one of the characters I cared about most too, so his death really took some of the enjoyment out of the book for me for a while. I didn’t love everyone either, but at some point I stopped looking for a favorite and just let Tolstoy carry me along with everyone else. Still, losing the character you care about most that far into the book is hard.
Lindenblatt wrote: "On the upside, you liked Andrey. That's one character more than I liked 🤭"I'm sorry to hear that! Would you be interested in sharing a bit with me? I'm curious to see what others think. I really wish Goodreads hadn't gotten rid of being able to privately message others.
Pia G. wrote: "I completely understand. Andrey was one of the characters I cared about most too, so his death really took some of the enjoyment out of the book for me for a while. I didn’t love everyone either, b..."I started doing the same, but I think the story, for me, died with Andrey. It's still a very good story! I will have to reread it one day. I also found out recently how much his wife Sophia helped with it, which just blew me away. If you don't know anything about that, you should definitely check it out.
Riddle wrote: "Would you be interested in sharing a bit with me? I'm curious to see what others think."I just never took to Andrey. I suppose he is to be understood as being deep and pensive, but to me, he always seemed grumpy and rude. Might be my personal issue with such types, or perhaps an issue of translation.
I just never took to Andrey. I suppose he is to be understood as being deep and pensive, but..."Could be. I don't know many people who have read it, but some I have talked to have said they liked Pierre. I can't really follow him for long. He has his good qualities, but he doesn't really think, or plan, or anything really; he, for the longest time, just gets pushed one way and another and just follows, with almost no questioning. I'm just not interested in him, which is unfortunate because he has a lot of chapters.
I don't like Pierre or Natasha either. I didn't comment on them specifically as we agree here :)