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Reading War and Peace in 20 min/day increments? Would that be a good experience?

disclaimer: I have not read, but normally very long books are best absorbed in larger chunks as they tend to be more descriptive and take longer for plot to unfold

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I haven't read War and Peace, nor (presumably) have I tried this app, but I will gladly come into the comments and shit on it. Gotta love hacker news.

A bit lost. In what way did I shit on it? And why do I need an app to understand how much reading 20 min a day is? I'm simply suggesting larger, richer books are often best absorbed when you have more time to enjoy them and get involved in the plot which often takes longer to unfold. I could be wrong it just struck me as a bad fit for a 20 min/day. exercise. I could be wrong.

There are really short chapters and really long chapters. I agree that some of the longer chapters, especially the battle scenes, are probably too long for a 20 minute reading session.

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