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Podcast: The Reader and the Writer
Episode: War and Peace | Part 6
Description: Welcome back to our year long read of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. In this episode, Rhea and Shari break down the whole tragic event of Natasha’s inevitable break up with Andrei. They wonder how many more times Dolokhov will keep appearing where there’s trouble-making. They worry over Andrei’s heart and wonder over Marya’s words to him about forgiveness. They are finally satisfied with Tolstoy spending all those chapters last month on Nikolai and the hunt. They hope—multiple times—that Anatole and Hélène get what’s coming to them. Finally, they discuss the ways...