War and Peace
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War and Peace
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Thandiwe Newton
About this listen
Tolstoy’s epic novel of love and war, in an unabridged performance by Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning actress Thandiwe Newton.
Some call it the greatest novel ever written. Whether it’s your first time, or you’re ready to dive back in, what better way to experience this epic novel than in this exquisite unabridged reading by Thandiwe Newton?
War and Peace is at once an epic war chronicle and an exploration of everything that make us all human: love and hate, ambition and despair, life and death. Allow yourself to get lost in the lives of three Russian aristocratic families, whose triumphs and challenges are every bit as resonant to today’s listener as they were to original readers. Thandiwe Newton inhabits each character with such flair that it is easy to forget that you are listening to one voice.
So cancel all plans, sit back, and let Thandiwe transport you to 19th-century Saint Petersburg....
Public Domain (P)2021 Audible, LtdWhat listeners say about War and Peace
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- Anonymous User
- 05-10-2022
Poor narration
The narration is overly dramatic and makes it very difficult to listen to and enjoy the audiobook
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- Jennifer H Lindsay
- 29-12-2021
Loved all 60 hours.
A brilliant performance of a must read book. The description of that amazing arc of Russian history brings it to life.
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- Elliot Press
- 25-01-2024
a classic, but not very well performed
It took me about 25hrs before I could accept the narration. Overly dramatic, somewhat obnoxious at times, and the accents were horrendous. the narration of the story elements was absolutely fine, but the character voices were difficult. I won't comment on the actual book itself, if you're reading this you already know War and Peace is amongst the best.
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- Rob
- 24-04-2024
what war was like in 1812 what Russian society was like that people are the same everywhere it's the governments that cause wars
the book did not make it clear to me why Napoleon retreated.
I dislike the 15 word minimum
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- Anonymous User
- 14-10-2024
breadth of Tolstoy's concerns, and the subtlety of his insight into human behaviour
The narrator achieved something very difficult and lengthy. My only quibble is that the faux foreign accents disturbed the flow for me at times. Was the melodrama of some passages from the narrator or the author? Maybe both.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-03-2023
Stunning!
The book is a classic for a reason, both enlightening and compelling. However this particular narration is I think the best performance of an audiobook I’ve ever heard. It feels closer to a theatrical event rather than a mere reading. Thandiwe clearly understands the characters and the message deeply and does a wonderful job at bringing the story to life. Honestly cannot recommend highly enough.
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- Daniel Smartt
- 31-12-2021
Fantastic classic
Finally, a performance which lives up to the story. See how war affects the individual characters.
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- Mark K.
- 06-02-2023
A stunningly modern translation. Brilliantly read.
If you tried but struggled to get through War and Peace in your younger years, this is the version to listen to. A stunningly modern translation that is really easy to digest, and a superb performance by Thandie Newton, who knocks everything out of the park (except, perhaps, for her German accents 😅)
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- Steve Davis
- 12-01-2024
Sublime narration
Thandiwe’s narration is absolutely sublime. She brings these wonderful characters to life like no other. Bravo! PS And just the right touches of music between books and very spare use of sfx.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-11-2021
Fantastic!
It took a few chapters to get used to the various voices employed by the narrator. Though slightly cringe inducing at the start, they were consistent and proved invaluable to keeping track of the many characters. As always with Tolstoy, much time is taken in creating depth and complexity of characters and the context in which they dwell. This makes it so much the more difficult to say goodbye at the end- even after 70+ hours!
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