I think I know why people think War and Peace is so hard to get through. The second epilogue takes a year to get through and only the most determined will make it through, even though its only 10 pages. The book was delicious. I loved the stories, but the second epilogue doesn’t have any narrative. It is all an essay on why there is a law of inevitability when studying history. Why should I even read on when I’m not going to hear anymore about the characters I love? Let that be a lesson to me when preaching. Don’t stop the narrative to explain the point!