War and Peace (Dramatized)

This dramatized version was very well done and captured both the epic sweep and memorable personalities of the characters in this classic story.

I really enjoyed this one. Very good script and very well played.

This was a very good production of this story. The book is long and arduous -- so much the term "War and Peace" has become a shorthand for saying something is excessively long and difficult to get through.

But, this dramatized version was enjoyable. The story has a great sweep of history with it, and has well-drawn characters who reflect internally about what they see in this world. I became very interested in the happenings of each character.

I did experience the same problem I have with most movies -- the sound effects and sound sometimes cause me to lose the conversation. But that's because these old ears heard too much rock and roll when I was younger. Also, there were so many characters I had a hard time keeping them straight. Fortunately, Wikipedia has a chart online that shows the characters and how they are related to one another.

I think if you want to know the story and characters of War and Peace, this may be a good choice. It's easy listening, and CONSIDERABLY shorter than the novel being read. I don't know if this is due to trimming out scenes, or if dramatizing naturally shortens it. In any case, I recommend it.

It takes a while to sort out the characters. I listened to the first hour several times. After that, you are transported. A fantastic experience. Highly recommended.

this story has all the ruminants of the original. i love the cast. well read. holds the value thru and thru. i can't say anything negative about the way this one turned out. the full performance of cast members was wonderful.

Although I've never read War and Peace (1500+ pages is daunting), the story is terrific and the dramatization is superb. I recommend, however, because the story is long and their A LOT of characters coming in and out that you read a summary (wikipedia, for example) as it makes it richer and more pleasurable.

Because this was a BBC radio production it makes an amazing audio book. Lots of background noises, different actors, this is audio at it's best. If you've ever wanted to say I read War and Peace but the book is too daunting then this is the way to go. Oh yeah and it's a pretty good story too.

This is a great dramatization.
I hate to say its my favorite book having only listened to the dramatization, but this is a terrific story.

The actors are fabulous!

The experience of listening to a dramatized version of such an important piece of literature.