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I gave this book five stars despite not liking any of the characters. I pitied Anna Karenina's husband but found him rather cold and no prize. Anna herself epitomizes the line in John "Moon" Martin's 1978 song "Bad Case of Loving You" (the late Robert Palmer's 1979 hit cover of which is probably the best known recorded version) that "a pretty face don't make no pretty heart". I alternately pitied her and felt she had it coming. Constance Garret's lively translation of the original Russian (in wh
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Love Levin, but Pierre is still my favorite.
Nov 29, 2009
Kristen
marked it as holding-pattern
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Nov 30, 2009
Esmeralda
marked it as to-read
Jan 01, 2010
Niki
marked it as to-read
Nov 04, 2010
Theresa
marked it as to-read
May 17, 2011
Laurie Armstrong
marked it as to-read
Dec 05, 2012
Laura Benton
rated it
it was amazing
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Jul 22, 2013
Zara Arshad
marked it as to-read
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