So I've tried reading this several times and never got more than a couple chapters in because my brain couldn't figure out what was going on. I read a couple reviews saying understanding the history of the times might help so I tried that this time and switched to the audiobook.
I rather enjoyed it and absolutely want to read it again someday. Its super dense at first but once you get into it and start to understand who the characters are and whats going on in the world at the time Tolstoy place them then you can start to enjoy their journeys and growth. The ending was absolutely worth it all.