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Anna Karenina - Part 3 and 4
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Beautiful translation - long and sometimes challenging (but what else to expect of Tolstoy) - yet so many memorable scenes and the characters arcs of Levin and Anna remarkable. Joyous and tragic - lots of philosophy and Russian politics and spirituality and sociological depictions of society. It was no wonder the Revolution was around the corner. A must read but have a good chunk of time set aside and not to be rushed through.
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This was my first foray into Russian literature and I'm glad I started with this one. The Russian names were challenging for me, but Maggie Gyllenhaal is a wonderful reader and between her and the translation, I felt this book was very accessible. I think I might have gotten even more out of it if I had been reading it with someone and able to discuss it. Although this is called Anna Karenina, Kitty and Levin is what made the story for me. I loved Levin and his questioning of everything, an ...more
This was my first foray into Russian literature and I'm glad I started with this one. The Russian names were challenging for me, but Maggie Gyllenhaal is a wonderful reader and between her and the translation, I felt this book was very accessible. I think I might have gotten even more out of it if I had been reading it with someone and able to discuss it. Although this is called Anna Karenina, Kitty and Levin is what made the story for me. I loved Levin and his questioning of everything, an ...more
So glad this book is over.
Hated Anna. Loved Levin and Kitty. It took me 2 years to finish this dumb book. I enjoyed the beginning but towards the middle I was no longer interested. At least I can say I read it.
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