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A Year of War and Peace

By: Brett Bailey Logan Steenbergen
  • Summary

  • Join Logan and Brett as we read the entirety of War and Peace one chapter per day, finishing the whole book in one year.


    War and Peace is famous for its titanic length. However, this massive book is made up of tiny chapters--averaging only 4 pages long. Moreover, the book has a total of 361 chapters, meaning that just 10-20 minutes of reading per day will cover the entire novel in almost one year exactly.


    Every day we'll read one chapter of the book, then sit down here and talk about it--what we loved, what we hated, which characters we think would do well on American Idol. Along the way we'll also provide some historical context and help keep track of the book's many characters (and their many many names), so you can focus on enjoying the incredible story and characters of a novel widely (and rightly) considered one of the greatest of all time.


    Just one chapter each day, and you can tell all your friends: Yeah, I've read War and Peace, you haven't?


    Our Edition: Penguin Classics Deluxe; Translation by Anthony Briggs.


    Intro and Outro Music Credit:

    Track: Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a - Act I, No.3. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

    Music provided by Classical Music Copyright Free [https://tinyurl.com/visit-cmcf]

    Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95D1GPNV8bI


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    Brett Bailey, Logan Steenbergen
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Episodes
  • Introduction
    Dec 9 2023

    Welcome to A Year of War and Peace, a book club podcast where we read the entirety of Tolstoy's War and Peace one chapter at a time to finish the book in one year.


    In this episode we explain the basic premise of the podcast, the origins of this challenge, and what exactly War and Peace is and why you should read it.


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    24 mins
  • Day 1
    Jan 1 2024

    Volume 1, Part 1, Chapter 1.


    Anna Pavlovna and Prince Vasily discuss family and politics.


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    17 mins
  • Day 2
    Jan 2 2024

    Volume 1, Part 1, Chapter 2.


    Anna Pavlovna's soiree begins. Enter Helene, Lise Bolkonsky, and Pierre Bezukhov.


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    15 mins

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