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by Leo Tolstoy
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Nyxx's Nook
Nyxx's Nook rated it 11 years ago
Many people are turned off by an overly long book. For me, I hate to say bye to characters I read about. Too bad all books aren't 5000 pages and have series of twelve or more. (I see every author on the planet cringing lol.)As many reviewers have stated before me, Tolstoy is an art. Full Review at...
Joanne
Joanne rated it 11 years ago
My goal was to read this book in two weeks, and I managed it, to the day exactly. Well, I ambitiously set out to read this book, knowing nothing about the story, really, and found it fairly interesting. There were some chapters that I started to skim a bit, the ones dealing with politics and religio...
Pitter Patter of Little Thoughts
Pitter Patter of Little Thoughts rated it 11 years ago
I finally finished this book after a freaking month and a half. I can't believe it, it's the longest I've ever spent reading a leisure book. But! I am glad I read it.This book reads a little like a 18th century soap, filled with drama about affairs and love interests and stealing people's boyfriends...
Bloodorange
Bloodorange rated it 11 years ago
Honestly, nothing prepared me for how excellent this book is.
Skulls and Coffee
Skulls and Coffee rated it 11 years ago
I give up. This book and I aren't meant to be friends. It's sitting at the top of my pile, mocking me. I can't pick it up. I can't finish it. Me and the Russians just don't mix.
Skulls and Coffee
Skulls and Coffee rated it 11 years ago
I give up. This book and I aren't meant to be friends. It's sitting at the top of my pile, mocking me. I can't pick it up. I can't finish it. Me and the Russians just don't mix.
A Scottish-Canadian Blethering On About Books
Anna Karenina is one of those books one "knows" through cultural reference; reading it is quite another matter. This is the first Tolstoy I have read since my childhood, and so it is the first Tolstoy I have really appreciated. I won't get into detailed criticism here - my memory isn't that good (I ...
Book Talk 21st Century
Book Talk 21st Century rated it 12 years ago
Good book. I couldn't help but think how some of this would have played out today. The divorce would have been much easier to get. There might not have been some of the shame heaped on Anna as there was back then. The ending left me a little disappointed. It was mostly about Levin and his philisophi...
Calimiedades
Calimiedades rated it 12 years ago
I've only read about a fifth of the book, but I love it. I really like the way it's written and the insight it gives into the characters (omniscient narrator) even if I don't like the characters that much (for now, at least).
Malin
Malin rated it 12 years ago
Is there anyone who doesn't know the basic story of [b:Anna Karenina|5685|Anna Karenina |Leo Tolstoy|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1312498065s/5685.jpg|2507928]? Beautiful and beloved society lady, married to older statesman, starts a scandalous affair with a young, handsome and wealthy cavalryman. I...
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