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I have spent most of this year trying to wring out every truth, every grain of wisdom, and every word of meaning from this rapturous beauty but I still feel like I’ve barely grasped the superficial. Anna Karenina is a world unto itself. It left me feeling like Tolstoy delivered this gift directly to me so that I may uncover some cosmic secret of human nature.
(That’s probably a terribly cliche exaggeration but, you’ll have to forgive me, I’m still on a high from finishing it an hour ago.)
(That’s probably a terribly cliche exaggeration but, you’ll have to forgive me, I’m still on a high from finishing it an hour ago.)
I liked the beginning of the book. How Anna Karenina is introduced and the story tell sort of slowly moves sideways to her. I very much liked the first about 40% of the book and was ready to rate it 4 stars.
But.... then follows a long part not adding much other than describing the stating of the break between Anna and Vronsky.
However the long birth scene was a very strong plus for the book: Impressive how it is seen from Ljovin’s point of view, he has tunnel vision and stress and still we (not ...more
But.... then follows a long part not adding much other than describing the stating of the break between Anna and Vronsky.
However the long birth scene was a very strong plus for the book: Impressive how it is seen from Ljovin’s point of view, he has tunnel vision and stress and still we (not ...more
Jan 17, 2025
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