Jess's review of Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Oprah knows a lot of useful things, like for example, how to hang curtains correctly and what kind of appetizers go best with dry white wine. She also wields a certain unique power over American society by which she can not only convince people that they should read books (!), but also convince them to vote and in fact to vote for the candidate that she feels is best (Obama). The almightly O factor. But seriously, if Oprah succeeded in getting Americans to read this very big and long Russian literature classic by putting it in her book club, then I think she should be the one running for office. In any case, I didn't know that Anna Karenina was in the book club, but I did know that I never read it until now, why I don't know. My verdict: it rocks, but maybe not as hard as Dostoevsky. Certainly though it's an easier read that most of D's work. I love that Levin guy.
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