>'It may be treachery,' said Prince Andrew, vividly imagining the gray overcoats, wounds, the smoke of gunpowder, the sounds of firing, and the glory that awaited him.>'Not that either. That puts the court in too bad a light,' replied Bilíbin. 'It’s not treachery nor rascality nor stupidity: it is just as at Ulm... it is...'—he seemed to be trying to find the right expression. 'C’est... c’est du Mack. Nous sommes mackés (It is... it is a bit of Mack. We are Macked),' he concluded, feeling that he had produced a good epigram, a fresh one that would be repeated. His hitherto puckered brow became smooth as a sign of pleasure, and with a slight smile he began to examine his nails. like something straight outta sponegbob. anyways when does this get good? I've heard past 200 pages it gets enjoyable (start of vol. I bk. III). if so, is that because you get used to the cast/style of the novel by that point, or because it genuinely gets better at that point? I had the same sort of trouble with count of monte cristo, where I was just waiting for it to get good, but it never did and I wasted reading 600 pages for nothing. don't want the same to happen w/ war and peace
Just go back to reading graphic novels or whatever slop you usually enjoy.
