Read Thread: Yahooooooo!
Re: Yahooooooo!
Board: Reading Room
Reply to: #220687 by Bokmal
Apr 30, 2008 7:05pm
Hard to say how long it took. Less than a month, but not really. I started it at the beginning of this month, but only read it on lunch breaks, a few minutes before bed, maybe an hour ot two on the weekends, and one weekend in the month I forgot it at work over the weekend.
My hubby David quit too because he could not remember who was who. The edition I read has a nice section up front with the main families, so for the first 400 pages or so, I kept refering to the list. After that, I was fine.
My hubby David quit too because he could not remember who was who. The edition I read has a nice section up front with the main families, so for the first 400 pages or so, I kept refering to the list. After that, I was fine.
Re: Yahooooooo!
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Reply to: #220704 by SlowFoot
Apr 30, 2008 7:07pm
UGH, the last section of the epilogue KILLED me. I enjoyed the families. I yelled at them. I called some idiots & fool! But the last section was not about them, but about Tolstoy's take on "history" and how it is subjective, etc. etc. I was so bored I had to read it aloud, very loud, to understand what he was saying.
But the middle part was good.
Re: Yahooooooo!
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Reply to: #220721 by Kaaren the Vampire Slayer
Apr 30, 2008 7:52pm
I'm waiting for the movie to come out....
Re: Yahooooooo!
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Reply to: #220687 by Bokmal
Apr 30, 2008 8:27pm
Believe me, that pile is big...I've seen it! I think she still has some of MY books in that pile, I wonder when I might be getting them back.
SJ Honey Bunny
(who's never even attempted War and Peace but did just finish Oryx and Crake--interesting!)
Re: Yahooooooo!
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Reply to: #220719 by Kaaren the Vampire Slayer
May 1, 2008 4:11am
When I read it in high school I remember I had to make myself a huge family tree/cheat sheet so I could remember everybody. Plus, some people would have like 3 different names they might be called, with nicknames and all...
Congratulations!
One day I hope to get through "Godel, Escher, Bach". I start it every few years and get about 2 chapters in before I lose momentum. Some day...
-Mama Bear of 3Bears
Re: Yahooooooo!
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Reply to: #220795 by 3Bears
May 1, 2008 5:45am
I think I bought that one about 20 years ago. I just took it off of the shelf--yep, the bookmark is still on Chapter 3! But I like to look at the pictures...
:-)
Kit Kat
Re: Yahooooooo!
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Reply to: #220795 by 3Bears
May 1, 2008 6:34am
I read that one in college for a phylosphy class, I don't remember much about but I am pretty sure that I enjoyed it.