Starting WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy!!! //
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
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@emmiereads and I have been waiting for this moment for more than a year!!! We have officially started reading WAR and Peace by Leo Tolstoy for our #dickensortolstoy The Great Debate bookclub! YAYAYAY
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---Debate/Bookclub announcement video - • Dickens Vs. Tolstoy / ...
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--- "Childhood Boyhood Youth" by Leo Tolstoy debate - • DICKENS VS TOLSTOY LIV...
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I’m so jealous of your passion. I wish I felt that way about anything.
We all have passion within us! 😄📖🌟 I'll gladly share some of mine with you!
@@CarolynMarieReads have you ever tried Jack Vance? He is hands down my favorite author.
@@CarolynMarieReadsyou’re even prettier with glasses
I just love how Carolyn is always so excited and happy about reading. It's honestly so endearing, makes me wanna watch all her videos and makes me so much more invested in participating in this club!
Awww this is so sweet!!! Thank you very much! 🥰📖💕
Hi, Carolyn!
It's amazing to see, how people from over the world love to read Tolstoy's War and Peace. Students in Russia study this book in school, and to my mind it's too early.
When covid started, I read this book for the first time (because in school it was hard and boring) and it left an indelible impression.
Good look to you, and wish all the people only peace in our days!
Omg what I just finished this the other day! This is honestly my new fave book of all time, it's such an emotional ride! It really helped me pull myself out of a lot of dark thoughts and anxiety and helped me consider how amazing and what a gift life really is. I've never read anything like it before.
I'm so happy it's a new favorite of yours! It's now a new favorite of mine too! 🥰📖💕 It may sound dramatic to the everyday person, but reading Tolstoy is truly life changing!!! I'm sure all Tolstoy readers will agree! 🥰
Your excitement for Tolstoy's writing is everything
Aww it's everything to me too! 💕 I hope you enjoy them!
War and Peace is a dictionary of life where one may look up any passion, any ambition and find its meaning (William Lyon Phelps). War and Peace helps to restore the balance and to recall our vision of humanity (E.M.Forster). You don't read War and Peace...you live it (Anon). Enjoying the vlogs so very much (Me!)
I love that and completely agree!!! 📖✨
I haven’t even watched this whole video yet but I’m already smiling so much! Your joy about reading this book is infectious! ❤️
I’m reading it too. This is a re-read for me but it’s been so many years since I initially read it that it feels almost like a new read. And I’m loving falling in love with Tolstoy’s writing again. I predict that you will love this book so much!
Anyway, just had to tell you that I love all of your videos. They are so refreshing and cozy and always inspire me to read more classics (and to keep adding to my collection of Macmillan Collector’s Library editions 😍). So thank you for the inspiration and enjoy War and Peace! Can’t wait to watch the next debate!
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I also read this book last year with a friend and it absolutely was a life changing experience! Came across your video and it's awesome to see your enthusiasm / excitement before reading it knowing the journey that (at the time) was ahead of you. I've never climbed Mt. Everest but finishing that book was my Mt. Everest experience...can't recommend it enough!
I am currently on page 296. I am really enjoying it so far, even more than I thought I would🖤 I have been switching between physically reading and the audiobook as I have had a two hour commute each day lately as I have been in practice at a lower secondary school. I am a lector student here in Norway in english and social sciences so with practice and university work it has been really busy. So nice to see your work coming along and your video brought me so much peace during this hectic time🖤 It will be so fun to follow along with your posts and videos whilst reading this beautiful book 📖 I also have the same edition as you and bought it right before you announced the bookclub. I found that to be such a fun sign that I had to join in and I already love Dickens so this is so interesting to be a part of🖤
That's wonderful!!! I'm so glad you have joined us! I hope your work is going well! 📖💕
i finished reading war and peace a couple of weeks ago, and i consider it to be simply the best book i've ever read. i hope you love it too! 💗
I can definitely see why you think so! I'm absolutely adoring it! 🥰📖💕
Omg wow 😮 your reading my favourite book 📖 of all time I love it and I read it back in 1984 for the first time as a 12 year old boy please stay safe and strong love from your number one Australia fan John ❤️❤️
oh wow i cant imagine reading it at 12! how many times have you reread war and peace since then?
I read it at 14 a couple months ago. I really believe that reading it at a young age offers such an interesting view on the book and I couldn’t have loved it more.
@@nicolechow4712 over ten times
@@charlotteleo7213 totally agree with you
Oh wow!!! I can't even begin to imagine my 12 year old self trying to read War and Peace! Key word "trying" hahaha thank you for all the support John! I hope you're staying well!
I haven't watched all of it yet, but I just wanted to say how incredibly excited I am to see you (and a ton of other people too) read w&p! It definitely has it's flaws, but it's so so worth all time spent on it. I'm just a bit sad that we all can't read it in Russian😔- it's such a beautiful and expressive language, with a ton of demiunitives that unfortunately can't be conveyed to English (I know you've talked about it during Childhood, Boyhood, Youth liveshow)
Happy reading everyone!
EDIT: ok, I've finished watching and I see you talk about it here too😅 I love your videos, it's clear how much you care about art and reading, we need more people like you in the world❤
Aww I wish we could all read it in Russian!!! That's a dream of mine!! 📖💕
Aww thank you so much!!
you have such a lovely voice Carolyn I could listen to it everyday 🥺 thanks for a lovely video! ❤️
Aww thank you so much! And Thank you for the lovely comment! 📖💕
Just wonderful to see your joy. The Emma Threads edition is gorgeous. I'm reading War and Peace again right now, which is no doubt why the algorithm put your video in my feed. I won't watch your other vlogs just yet as I don't want spoilers, but the way you dealt with spoilers by holding up Tolstoy was genius!
I am only 277 pages into this book and I love it so much! I am so glad it is so long so we can spend more time with these incredible characters.
Yay!!! I'm so happy to hear you're loving it! The characters feel like my close friends, especially now that I'm on the Epilogue! 🥰 I don't want to leave them! 😭💕
As well as the superb BBC serialisation of War and Peace from 2016 there is - in my humble opinion - an equally splendid Italian/French/Russian co-production starring Clemence Poesy and Malcolm McDowell that appeared in 2007. If you haven't already overdosed i strongly suggest adding this series to your ongoing W & P reading/viewing experience! With kind regards, thanks and warmest best wishes from Cromerjoe in ye olde England.
Hello from Russia.🙌🏻✋🏻
Your emotions are precious.
Your excitement is so contagious, I can't...
this was so joyous to watch! the way you get so excited about all the little things brings me so much joy. You embody positivity! I love your content and you have inspired me to finally read my first Tolstoy.
13:15 not only are you reading one of the biggest novels your annotating and rereading sections 😆 Nothing wrong with nerding out, especially when your learning to write yourself 😀 17:40 The oxford edition has an essay by Tolstoy "Some words about War and peace" which goes into detail about his views on the war. I think he preempted the idea of writing "Peoples Histories" of things. Your so passionate and your attention to detail (the fabric), which I'm sure Tolstoy agonized over these details as well. Carolstoy will be a great writer! 📖🌟
i love watching your videos 🥺 you make us feel like you’re with us - reading and sharing our passion in life 🖤
Aww in my heart I am with you all! 🥰📖💕
I wish I were one of them people who actually have reall OPINION and thoughts about what they read. I just read. And my head is empty afterwards.. It’s sad
I’ve only just started watching your video, and I can already tell how much I’m going to love this vlog! 👍 So well edited! And wow! War and Peace..! (I get way too intimidated by big books!) I love your enthusiasm! 😀
This is so cool. I am just finishing the novel for the second time. All the hype is true. I’m sure you’re going to love it. Good luck!
Seeing you gush over War and Peace for almost an hour is freaking delightful. Cannot wait for the debate for this novel!!!
This was wonderful! I read War and Peace a few years ago. It was definitely an amazing experience! I really need to re-read it! Your excitement is so sweet! 🖤📚
You and Emma have me so excited to start reading Dickens and Tolstoy but both write such long books it's a little intimidating. But I've been thinking about joining in June when it'll be time for Oliver Twist and maybe for the Tolstoy book after before school starts up again. I love your vlogs♥️
Aaaah i love how excited you were!! You’re so pure🥺🤍 Can’t wait to read it! Also i can’t wait to dive into Anna Karenina, you made me so excited about it🤍
Just found your channel and I am in love with the amount of joy you have in your videos 💓💓
Hi Carolyn! Yay! I'm first! I read War and Peace last year and I think you're going to love it! It's so so good! And I think you're more than ready! Happy reading! And omg you watched the mini series! I watched it before reading too!
I think you should listen to the BBC series soundtrack while reading. The piece devoted to Andrei is so beautiful! It's probably my favourite although Pierre is my favourite character:) Would love to know why Andrei is your favourite.
I'm so excited for you! It's making me want to reread War and Peace, though I have a couple of other monster novels that I want to read this year. Have you seen or read The Last Station? If not, I would highly recommend it. It's historical fiction about the last year(s) of Tolstoy's life, especially centered around his relationship with his family and his 'followers'.
I love the way you talk about this amazing book. Now I feel like I need to reread it. ❤️
I'm so glad! You can't go wrong with a re-read! 📖🌟
That's crazy how much I feel the same about Tolstoy and War and Peace as you do (especially about Andrei and Pierre hihi)!
Hi i am seeing your vlog first time and i am very happy. I am also planning to read this book for a very long time ....Thank you.
Okay but i need that lights bc i've become blind reading in the dark😭🤚🏻
I am also hoping to read war and peace this year. It's a commitment so I will be rooting for you. 😊💙
I hope you enjoy it when it get to it! I'm on the second Epilogue, and my heart now belongs in it's pages! 📖💕
@@CarolynMarieReads What a beautiful description. I can't wait.
Loved hearing all the info from the introduction, so interesting! Your Anne project looks gorgeous 🧶
Me too!!! Aww thank you so much Milena! 📖💕
so excited for the weekly vlogs!!!
I have never thought of reading War and Peace. Seems so daunting. But I might give it try. One day. I definitely want to read Anna Karenina though.
I loved your excitement in starting WP! It was so wonderful to see. 😀
Try not to be put off by lengthy books. Instead, appreciate how wrapped up in it you get. We've all read books that we did not want to end, so enjoy the fact that you get to sit and read such a huge immersive story. If you change the way you think about them they become really special.
I don't know if i should start first "Anna Karina" or "War and Peace" :( Both seems so good.
I would say, start with Anna Karenina because it will hook you from the very first line!!! War and Peace is fantastic and groundbreaking, but a slightly slower paced read! 🥰📖💕 I hope this helps!
Hi Carolyne
Great, fantastic War and Peace is one of the most popular novels in the world.
I adore war and peace and for some reason your video made me really emotional
I love that book
Yeah, this is the definite “desert island” book.
Your excitement to read is so cute oml
Reading is the best! 😂📖💕
Weekly vlogs I'm so excited ❤
You are so excited about this book! You make me want to read it too. Have you divided the book into weekly parts or something or do you just read it and see how long you go at the time?
You should definitely give it a read! We have two months to read it to stay on track with the schedule, so I've been setting myself a page count goal for each day to finish on time! If you want to figure that out, all you have to do is take the number of pages your edition is and divide it by how many days you want to read it for! 📖🌟 I hope this helps!
@@CarolynMarieReads Thank you :).
i already own war and peace in the vintage classics collection but i guess i gotta buy another copy because i know wanna read the one you have (specially that introduction!!!!!)
I thought i would never read War and Peace but i watched your video of Anna Karenina so i got interested and read all of it i was very amazed at myself lol and i want to read War and Peace so i did took me over a month lol but yes YES i loved it👍
Loved the vlog❤️also, would love to see your stationery collection 😍
Yes please!
To everyone who's read War and Peace, which edition/translation do you recommend??
The Anthony Briggs one!😊
I've read it only once, but the one I have is the Anthony Briggs translation. I thought it was fantastic. This specific translation can be found in the Penguin Clothbound edition
Another plug for the Anthony Briggs translation. It is excellent.
Anthony Briggs by far!! He’s in the Penguin edition.
I've only read the Maude's translations, because they're personal favorites of mine! I've also heard the Constance Garnett, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, and Anthony Briggs are all wonderful! How lucky are we that we have so many to choose from! 📖🌟
“The picture of everything that people consider to be their happiness and greatness, their sorrow and their humiliation, is complete. That is what War and Peace is.”
From NN Strakhov’s review of War and Peace, Zarya, January 1870.
i can't wait to watch this all the way through. ps... i have the same reading light that goes around my neck. good stuff
The neck reading light is so great! Very good stuff
you are pure💕💕
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i have read the fist part of war and peace. when you read about Leos wife looking up to him it reminds me of Maria and her father Nikolaj. :)
I have no idea why the google autoplay gods played your video. But I guess the google gods know everything about everyone of us. I got the book over 20 years ago. The Ann Dunnigan translation (which is absolutely beautiful BTW). One of these mass market paperbacks with 45 lines per page and tiny font. Intimidated by the book and being lazy, and not too much of a reader apart from technical material that relates to my work, I put off reading the book all those years. But I read it at last. Amazing book beautiful Natasha. I mean beautiful Carolyn. The way your soul lights when in your videos you share your reading is the same way Natasha's (Russian) soul lit up as she danced at her uncle's place after the hunt.
Natasha .. Carolyn.. these two girls!
made me stay the course.. and I stayed
Carolyn .. Natasha.. Natasha .. Carolyn
of one same essence .. two of them are made.
absolutely loved this video and can't wait to see the discussion about this book!!! quick question, your discord server link doesn't work; does anyone have an updated version? i'd love to join the server!!
discord.gg/323rBksT so sorry about that! The Discord links expire so quickly! 😂
Aaaah I was literally waiting for your vlog😍😍
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You should read his diaries. The books he read and the rules he puts to himself. He is amazing
Which copy do you recommend?
@@beatrice2045 im currently reading the arabic translation . but you should know that its about 6 books and each book is about 400 - 600 pages 😅
I will definitely be reading his diaries!! I'm so fascinated by everything about him! 😂
i realized when you were describing the synopsis for don quixote it kinda sounds like the synopsis of northanger abbey!!! progagonist reads a bunch and it influences their perception of reality. interesting!!!
Does the yellow highlighter soak through those pages?
I got the Barnes and Nobles version but it’s only a beautiful looking one. The font is sooo tiny. Can you share a version with a larger font? I use glasses and cannot afford hours of reading with the BN version. I want to read the book along with both of you. I don’t want to miss the discussion. Currently I’m reading Gone with the Wind but want to read War and Peace as well. Thank you for sharing.
I’m reading it and it’s amazing.
Yay!! I'm so glad you're enjoying it!
iv got the penguin edtion the one amazon said it was 1440 and yet I got it I looked it and it was 1399 pages I honestly dont know what the diffrence is in the iditions arent the all the same?
People say life is the thing, but i prefer reading - Logan Pearsall Smith (1865 - 1946)
Please go into ALL THE DETAILS
Thank you!
I've noticed that War and Peace - once at or near the top of lists of greatest literature - is now often proceeded or replaced(!) by Anna Karenina. What does that mean?!
Dickens or Tolstoy?
100% Dostoevsky 😜
О да! 😁
The invite link doesn't work for the discord
discord.gg/9kBdwJhU so sorry about that!!! Here's a new link! Let me know if you're still having issues joining! 📖🌟
@@CarolynMarieReads Hii, the new link that you posted is not working for me. I was wondering if there’s any other ways that i can join the server? Thank you so much!
@@MaiNguyen-dn7ng So sorry!!! They expire so quickly!! I hope this one works! :) discord.gg/8XUwstdZ
Which translation are you reading ?
It's the Maude translation! 📖✨
Awesome book
The first part of Auchwitz is pronounced 'Ow' as in somebody hits on the back of the head.
carolyn I tried the discord link but it’s expired😢
discord.gg/9kBdwJhU so sorry about that!!! Here's a new link! Let me know if you're still having issues joining! 📖🌟
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Can you tell me where you bought your copy of War and Peace, thanks
Of course! I bought it off book depository! 📖🌟
where can i find your Dickens vs. Tolstoy reading list?
It's in the description of my Dickens vs Tolstoy announcement video, and it's on my Instagram story highlight "DvT"
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I tried to join the Discord and it says the link is invalid, is anyone else having this problem?
discord.gg/9kBdwJhU so sorry about that!!! Here's a new link! Let me know if you're still having issues joining! 📖🌟
OKAY BUT YOU ARE THE CUTEST LIL SHORTCAKE
😂😂😂 thank you!
It says the discord link is invalid or has expired ❤️
Sorry about that! They expire very quickly! Here's a new link! 📖🌟 discord.gg/jwue3CHJ
@@CarolynMarieReads thank youuuuu I just joined
Team Pierre :)
He's a such a lovable character! 📖💕
Team Sonya💜
Hey
Don't you read holy bible?