Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Scene on Three (3): War and Peace

I am now reading one of Leo Tolstoy’s masterpieces: War and Peace. And despite of the uncomfortable-bulk-book and the tiny fonts, War and Peace turns out to be an enjoyable story. Now I am asking myself, why have I been delaying in reading this until now? Was I afraid that the book will be boring? Not at all! I’ve been enjoying every bit since the beginning, and now am quite glad that I still have 400 pages to go, hoho!

For Scene on Three, I have picked a passage from page 110, it is when Russian troops get their first chance to meet their enemy, the French army. Being ready in their line, separated by some spaces to the enemy’s front line might be quite exciting—or frightening? What are they really thinking of? Can you imagine? Tolstoy can portray very vividly the anxiety and the feeling of the soldiers in this passage. Enjoy!



One step beyond that boundary line which resembles the line dividing the living from the dead, lies uncertainty suffering, and death. And what is there? Who is there?—there beyond that field, that tree, that roof lit up by the sun? No one knows, but one wants to know. You fear and yet long to cross that line, and know that sooner or later it must be crossed and you will have to find out what is there, just as you will inevitably have to learn what lies the other side of death. But you are strong, healthy, cheerful, and excited, and are surrounded by other such excitedly-animated and healthy men. So thinks, or at any rate feels, anyone who comes in sight of the enemy, and that feeling gives a particular glamour and glad keenness of impression of everything that takes place at such moments.”

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13 comments:

  1. hua, keren adegannya, kebayang rasanya jadi soldier ya. pumping adrenaline banget pastinya...war & peace, hmmm pengen baca, tapi harus ngumpulin keberanian dulu. hihi

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    1. Yup, keren ya penggambarannya? Coba baca aja Astrid, ternyata asyik kok, gak membosankan.

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  2. never been easy imagine life as a soldier

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    1. Yup, not only his excitement (as in that scene), but also what he will face after returning from the war.

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  3. Bagus nih Mbak Fanda :D. Awalnya aku bingung kenapa ada Bonaparte di covernya, ternyata lawannya tentara Perancis ya.
    Adegan kayak gini ini menggugah semangat banget, cocok buat pas Ultah RI besok, hahaha

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    1. Iya, covernya gak pas sebenernya ya, karena tokoh utamanya kan orang Rusia semua. Kalo aku gak sempat baca A Farewell to Arms buat BBI, mungkin aku bakal pake buku ini

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  4. Great to hear that you like the book! When I first read it in the 9th grade, I was also surprised why is everybody panicking about it? Although I did flap through some of the war scenes, because I was eager to get back to the love part :)

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    1. Yes, I'm wondering myself why people is so dreaded by this book. It's far from boring, Tolstoy can maintain the plot very constantly. The war scenes are interesting, by the way, but the political intrigues are difficult to follow, as there are too many names, events and positions!

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  5. Kalo sudah enjoy mau setebal apa pun ga kerasa ya jadinya.. Keren juga tuh kutipannya, jadi agak melupakan traumaku baca Tolstoy, haha

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    1. Betuuul! Loh, emang kenapa trauma baca Tolstoy? Dulu baca yg mana?

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    1. Aww...thanks Jenna for the award! I do appreciate it, but, I'm sorry, I don't think I'll be able to accept this now, while I'm still struggling between my personal things (works, etc), reading and blogging.

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  7. I am very afraid of this one although I am planning to end my year with it. Just get it done and over with. But, sounds like I may enjoy it! :) Thanks!

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