Big Book Club's "oh Boy, Tolstoy!"

Alex is back from Vermont and the gang's all together again! This week we tackle Pierre's near fatal observance of the Battle of Boradino, Tolstoy's retconning of relationships and deepening of his themes, why the serfs wouldn't let Marya leave her estate, and Andrei's dangerous bitey emotions. References include: "You're going to make it after all..." - Mary Tyler Moore opening The Chandelier Napoleon Gifted to Josephine - scene from the film "What a Girl Wants" "Abridged Classics: Brief Summaries of Books You Were Supposed to Read but Probably Didn't" by John Atkinson   Palate cleansers: Megan - "So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know" - Retta's Memoir Pete - "Hawkeye: Vol. 1 - My Life as a Weapon" by Matt Fraction and David Aja Jennie also recommends - "Patsy Walker, a.k.a. Hellcat!: Vol. 1, Hooked on a Feline" and "Hawkeye: Kate Bishop: Vol. 1, Anchor Points"