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So far I'm reminded both of Jane Austen, because of Tolstoy's eye for telling detail and sly critique of the cruelties and pettiness of 'society', and of Madame Bovary, another tragic woman whose mistake was to desire love.
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To quote Liz Lemon on the seminal comedy 30 Rock, "blergh". I found this novel dragged considerably towards the end and I experienced difficulty in finishing it at all; and considered giving up on it.
In the debate regarding the greatest novel of all time, I would definitely cast my vote in the direction of Flaubert's Madame Bovary over this work.
I hated most of the characters and could not find compassion for them or their plights. I'm glad I've now read it, but I do not have any intention of ...more
In the debate regarding the greatest novel of all time, I would definitely cast my vote in the direction of Flaubert's Madame Bovary over this work.
I hated most of the characters and could not find compassion for them or their plights. I'm glad I've now read it, but I do not have any intention of ...more
I disliked this book immensely. I just don't do Russian authors, I guess. It was depressing, it was full of sin and consequences of sin, I hated the ending...blah! Granted, I read this book in high school...I might feel differently about it as an adult...if I could bring myself to pick it up again!
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For the life of me, I cannot get past the first 50 pages of this book!
Jun 10, 2008
akaellen
marked it as to-read
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Aug 01, 2023
Alison
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Apr 15, 2013
Karlen HK
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