Question by : How can I read War and Peace by Tolstoy without constantly forgetting the characters?
it’s such an interesting book, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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Answer by Ewe
make a list of the characters and who they are and keep it with you while you read so when a character comes up and you forget who they are you can look at the list.
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Loob says
Buy a decent copy with a list of major characters and a brief note about who each of them is.
My copy has a character list, a summary of each chapter (in case you need to refresh your memory), historical notes and general notes:
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/vintage/vintageclassics/title.htm?command=Search&db=/catalog/main.txt&eqisbndata=0099512238
Liath says
I have read that book twice myself, and still have trouble differentiating between certain characters, so trust me that you are not alone! I was fortunate in that my copy had a very good character list in the end notes, but here is a link that may help you if your copy does not have something like that:
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/War-and-Peace-Character-List.id-160,pageNum-2.html