Last year, I watched a lot of YouTube videos dedicated to the musical Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812. If you never heard of it, it is based off seventy pages from Leo Tolstoy’s book War and Peace. I can blame my deliver to watch it for many reasons, one of them being I was stuck at home without a vehicle for many, many, many months and was sick of watching whatever was on TV. Especially the news.
After watching so many YouTube videos, I decided it was time to reread War and Peace. I read it many years ago when I was in college, but the book I read was a borrowed copy from friend of mine. Since I didn’t have my own copy of the book, I decided to search for one to buy. This was not easy to do because I knew War and Peace is a very large book and, based off the experience of reading my friend’s copy, I knew I needed a hardback version. (Hardbacks are more durable than paper back) It took me some time to find the copy I wanted to own, but I did finally settle on a Barnes and Noble hardback version.
I always loved Barnes and Noble’s hard back books. They are both affordable and beautiful to look at. Finding a copy to purchase was not easy. Barnes and Noble don’t currently offer it on their website, which made me worry that I couldn’t find one at all. After searching, I found one at a very reasonable price.
Even though Russian literature is not in vogue right now, I wanted to review this collectable version of the book. The book was produced and widely available in 2019, so it’s not as collectable as other books. Still, I like this book very much and wanted to share my thoughts about it. Continue reading “Barnes and Noble War and Peace Collector’s Book Review” →
