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Paúl Delaustro's avatar

This is way off point, but today (2 Dec) is the anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz (book II), where Andrei saw the sky. One of my favorite moments.

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Sheri Breen's avatar

I have a huge feeling of satisfaction about reaching this point in the book. I wasn’t necessarily looking for a novel that would top my chart of best-evers; I have been more interested in understanding who Tolstoy was as a writer, what this incredibly famous book is all about and why it has been such a literary centerpiece. And that has happened, and much more(!), through patient reading, the chat, and Simon’s weekly footnotes and tangents. I especially enjoyed the ones this week on Moscow’s burning and new research on ant colonies.

And a note for Simon: I didn’t see the button for your tip jar in this week’s summary, so can you add it? The end of each book is a perfect occasion for adding thank-you bumps to your earnings.

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