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War and Peace
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bookshelves: 19th-century, russian-lit, dickens-vs-tolstoy, favorites
May 27, 2021
bookshelves: 19th-century, russian-lit, dickens-vs-tolstoy, favorites
BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL, MAGNIFICENT BOOK.
Sometimes I come across books that I will not call my ABSOLUTE favorites, but I HAVE to appreciate the literary brilliance of that book and this is one of them.
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That's it. That's literally it.
GO READ THIS ONE.
update on 31/December/2022
On the turn of this year, I have realized that I WILL be calling this book an absolute favorite.
Sometimes I come across books that I will not call my ABSOLUTE favorites, but I HAVE to appreciate the literary brilliance of that book and this is one of them.
(view spoiler)
That's it. That's literally it.
GO READ THIS ONE.
update on 31/December/2022
On the turn of this year, I have realized that I WILL be calling this book an absolute favorite.
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Quotes Ayesha (Seokjin's Version) ☾ Liked
“Yes, love, ...but not the love that loves for something, to gain something, or because of something, but that love that I felt for the first time, when dying, I saw my enemy and yet loved him. I knew that feeling of love which is the essence of the soul, for which no object is needed. And I know that blissful feeling now too. To love one's neighbours; to love one's enemies. To love everything - to Love God in all His manifestations. Some one dear to one can be loved with human love; but an enemy can only be loved with divine love. And that was why I felt such joy when I felt that I loved that man. What happened to him? Is he alive? ...Loving with human love, one may pass from love to hatred; but divine love cannot change. Nothing, not even death, can shatter it. It is the very nature of the soul. And how many people I have hated in my life. And of all people none I have loved and hated more than her.... If it were only possible for me to see her once more... once, looking into those eyes to say...”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
Reading Progress
April 2, 2021
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April 2, 2021
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April 2, 2021
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April 2, 2021
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April 2, 2021
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dickens-vs-tolstoy
May 27, 2021
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December 30, 2022
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Dec 30, 2022 11:14AM
I just bought this along with Anna Karenina, I can't wait to get to at least one of them in 2023! : )
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Tia wrote: "I just bought this along with Anna Karenina, I can't wait to get to at least one of them in 2023! : )"both of these books are an absolute delight. happy reading!!
