Brett Bailey, Logan Steenbergen

A Year of War and Peace

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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...

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Brett Bailey, Logan Steenbergen

Episodes

Day 8 08.01.2024 13:30

Volume 1, Part 1, Chapter 8. The Rostov children and their acquaintances are introduced: Natasha, Sonya, Nikolay, Boris, and Petya. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 7 07.01.2024 11:54

Volume 1, Part 1, Chapter 7. The action moves to Moscow as the Count and Countess Rostov discuss the latest gossip with guests at their name-day celebration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 6 06.01.2024 16:32

Volume 1, Part 1, Chapter 6. Andrey and Liza argue, Pierre reassures Andrey, and Pierre goes to a party at Anatole's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 5 05.01.2024 14:21

Volume 1, Part 1, Chapter 5. Anna Pavlovna's soiree ends. Hippolyte flirts with Liza, and Pierre and Andrey discuss their frustrations with life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 4 04.01.2024 14:08

Volume 1, Part 1, Chapter 4. Princess Drubetskoy petitions Prince Vasily, Pierre and Andrey debate the Viscount Mortemarte, and Hippolyte tells a story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 3 03.01.2024 15:53

Volume 1, Part 1, Chapter 3. Anna Pavlovna's soiree continues. The viscount discusses politics, Pierre debates with the Abbe, and Andrey Bolkonsky makes his introduction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 2 02.01.2024 14:42

Volume 1, Part 1, Chapter 2. Anna Pavlovna's soiree begins. Enter Helene, Lise Bolkonsky, and Pierre Bezukhov. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1 01.01.2024 17:07

Volume 1, Part 1, Chapter 1. Anna Pavlovna and Prince Vasily discuss family and politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introduction 09.12.2023 24:16

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.