War what is it good for?

remember that seinfeld where elaine talks about how the title for War and Peace was going to be war what is it good for?

well. I am currently reading war and peace and i think that title fits for book I of the war and peace monster. the first book and 300 something pages are horrific to get through. each time you think. hmm. am i really reading this. and what is it good for? normally i think i would have stopped but i didn't for several reasons. a- i bought this book a couple of years ago and didn't make it past page 30. which would have been fine if it was a library book. but i bought it. and if i paid the money for it i might as well read it. yes. i am that cheap and spending money on something means i have to actually use it. b- i am a russian minor and haven't read tolstoy. i went to moscow studied the language..put in my time but still feel like a fraud. what russian minor hasn't read tolstoy? probably plenty but i just can't live with myself. c- people say the book is a classic or so i've heard. i'm skeptical but that isn't really a new feeling for me.

the good news is. i made it to the end of book one. i only have 3 more books plus the epilogue which is a good 1100 more pages. (ps tolstoy means fat in russian, the man lived up to his name through his books). also good news. book 2 seems to be promising. it is less of the war side and more of the peace. which means less tactical battle planning and more gossiping. don't get me wrong i love a good war book but i could go without several pages of how the austrian and russian armies are going to defeat napoleon in a certain battle and whether are not the the weaker side is the left flank or the right....

anyway. i am pressing onward. hopefully it doesn't take another month to get through 300 pages.

if i get bored i can just think about jackie chan singing 'war what is good for" in a chinese accent with chris tucker trying to help him say y'all.