A thoroughly profound historical novel — or rather, a whole series of novels in one tome — that depicts Napoleon’s campaigns into Russia and the life of Russian nobility during those times, and offers a lot of insight into both war and peace, convincingly arguing how all men — no matter how apparently great — are just puppets of history.
| Positive: | Negative: |
| Interesting, profound characters | Incredibly long and slowly paced |
| Realistic and hilariously sarcastic depictions of war | The parts of peace don’t feel as profound or interesting as the parts of war |
| A very strong, profound story | |
| Enlightening on both Russian and French cultures | |
| Enlightening on Napoleonic wars | |
| Thought-provoking on the nature of war | |
| Thought-provoking on the power of individuals in the context of history |
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