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Paul Clayton's avatar

Hope this doesn't sound like bragging, or being 'hoity toity,' but I'm trying to stick with War and Peace. I'm about 275 pages in, with about a 1,000 to go. There are a lot of characters and relationships but the translation I have has a syllabus which you can refer to.

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Ibrahim Khan's avatar

Great reading 💎📚💎

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The Bookerworm's avatar

John Self refers to one of the books he reviews in his "Dad's" article as one of the greatest books ever shortlisted for the Booker Prize. To be properly qualified to make this comment, Mr Self ought to have read all 320 plus books shortlisted since 1969. Has he?

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