War and Peace
War & Peace has been a reading goal of mine for many years. This year, on January 2, 2021, I finally started reading this massive book. Have you ever wanted to read a classic book and not had any idea why you wanted to read it? This is me with War & Peace. For some reason, I picked up a very old used edition many years ago, most likely from Goodwill for a $1, and I have wanted to read it since that day. Why didn't I read it sooner? The truth is that this book is intimidating. Once or twice a year I will pick it up, thumb through the pages, and think "maybe later, not today". Every year I put "Read War & Peace" at the top of my reading plans for the year and every year by December I think "maybe next year". Well this is the year I am going to finally read this comprehensive and massive piece of Russian literature. This is also the year I am going to document my reading challenge on this blog.
The edition I have decided to read is the Everyman's Library edition. I love that this is a set of three volumes which makes it seem less daunting and it's definitely lighter to hold for reading purposes. As of today, January 7, 2021, I am on Volume 1, page 59. Yes, I am reading it rather slowly and much slower than I normally read but I am also reading other books. Currently, I am still completing my 2020 Jane Austen rereads with Mansfield Park and reading a book from the library on Libby.