How to Eat an Elephant: A Little Book Club for Large Books

In this episode we discuss Napoleon’s historical legacy, Tolstoy’s artistic project, and how many pages it’s been since we’ve seen Natasha…

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Delighted to find ourselves with Pierre once again, in this episode we explore his foil relationship with Petya and contemplate a new and exciting dimension to Denisov’s character.

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In this episode, the War and Peace crew hang out with Petya Rostov, compare him to his family, and savor his innocent and imaginative perspective on the world.

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A Rostov has entered the building! In this episode, the War and Peace team dive back into the character drama of it all with great relish after a lengthy detour through Tolstoy’s philosophy.

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A little slap-happy as they gear up for the final push to the end of the novel, our War and Peace gang intersperse their conversation about Kutuzov with chatter about snowballs and War and Peace alternate histories.

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We’re back with our favorite jail bird, Pierre! In this episode we talk about why he’s so happy all of a sudden and whether or not that joy is here to stay.

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Napoleon is abandoning Moscow, and chaos abounds as nobody causes or controls anything!

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After a mini meltdown, a wee temper tantrum, and a threat to abandon ship, the War and Peace team strap on their big boy boots and go to work understanding Tolstoy’s latest sally into the philosophy of history.

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Did we just find the climax of the novel?! Too bad Ian is out for this episode, leaving Megan and Emily to navigate deep waters. We introduce Pierre’s new friend Platon, and discuss the impact of Andrei’s death.

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We’re spilling the tea on all of the relationship drama in War and Peace today! We compare and contrast Marya and Sonya, and discuss how Nikolai is doing as he navigates his little love triangle. And, of course, we save some time at the end to check in with Pierre.

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