Is War and Peace appropriate for a 11 year old?

This is the effect reading war and peace had on me and I’am sure it would do it for you too.

What is the reading level of war and peace?

1180
War and Peace | Tolstoy, Leo | Lexile & Reading Level: 1180.

Can a beginner read War and Peace?

It is an absolutely fantastic book but it’s a little hard to get into at the beginning because there are so many characters with unfamiliar names.

What books should I read for 11 +?

A Reading List for the 11 Plus English Exam

• Animal Farm by George Orwell.
• Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden.
• Charlotte’s Web by E.B White.
• Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian.
• Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
• Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

What classic books Should a 12 year old read?

11 must-read classics for 9 to 12-year-olds

• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911)
• The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908)
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1868)
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1870)
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865)

Is War and Peace a tough read?

War and Peace is not hard, it’s just long, and other advice on how to read the classics. But you might have time right now. And what you’ll likely find as you get deeper and deeper into the book is that it’s wonderfully readable. The book has battle scenes.

Is war and peace good for a 14 year old?

Most definitely not! Even if a fourteen year old can’t understand War and Peace, the challenge and experience will have very positive scholastic affects on a young mind. Speaking from a personal perspective, a challenge like this is also likely to have positive impact socializing and communicating with others.

What is the best age to read War and peace?

The bits that interest you personally and the bits that you find of only abstract curiosity are going to change when you read the book at 20, and again at 50. The book is the product of a very big mind, who lost interest in almost everything War and Peace was about before he died.

How would you go about reading War and peace?

War and Peace is just a book. How would you go about reading any other book? Do the same with Tolstoy (ok, and perhaps persevere a little more). “If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.” The Battle of Borodino (1812) is vividly depicted in War and Peace.

What can we learn from Tolstoy’s War and peace?

Tolstoy knew all about failure in love, work, friendships and ambition (and much more). He wasn’t perfect – certainly not towards his wife – and neither are his characters. I think this all amounts to a great deal of authenticity. To say that War and Peace is about everything isn’t really exaggerating.

What are the best Tolstoy books to read?

Tolstoy: A Russian Life (2011) by Rosamund Bartlett is my favourite biography, while Andrew D. Kaufman’s Give War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times (2014) makes a great case to give the book a go. It’s good to meet you! I started Tolstoy Therapy back in 2012 to share my healing journey through anxiety and PTSD with books.