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Anna Karenina
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May 1, 2021
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May 31, 2021
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Third Quarter Long Read 2014, Jul-Sep
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Nadine
Angesiedelt in Moskaus und Petersburgs Oberschicht zur Zarenzeit stehen vor allem 2 Paare im Mittelpunkt der opulenten Geschichte. Anna Karenina, die eher Achtung und Respekt mit ihrem Mann Alexej verbindet, als Liebe und Leidenschaft, beginnt eine Affaire mit Wronski, muss jedoch feststellen, dass sie jedes Ansehen und ihre gesellschaftliche Stellung verliert, als sie von Wrosnki schwanger wird und Mann und Kind verlässt.
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Denise
I'm glad I changed my mind about reading this. Russian literature was not attractive to me, but I found myself really getting into the politics even more than the people. The story itself is rather like a soap opera, pleasant enough to keep you reading, but without much direction. I personally enjoyed the character of Levin the most. I found his thinking interesting and it will probably lead me to further reading about Russian history. The other characters left me somewhat lukewarm, but at nearl ...more
Melissa
May 22, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Feeling the need to redeem myself after so much tween fiction....

I LOVED Anna Karenina. Can't believe it took me 40 years to pick it up. It reads like a favorite novel but then there are so many levels to it and such spiritual themes. I'm sure I could read it another 10 times and walk away with more food for thought each time. All the details were so fascinating and provided a vivid glimpse into the Russian aristocracy, the role of women and peasants, and of course, love and betrayal in that tim
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Benjamin Westbrook
One of the top novels ever written. I've read this book a few times and find Levin's story even more compelling than Anna's. ...more
Amber
Jan 23, 2011 marked it as to-read
Melissa
May 15, 2011 rated it really liked it
Genevieve
Jun 23, 2011 rated it liked it
Virginie
Sep 20, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics, russia
Amber
Oct 27, 2011 marked it as to-read
Virginie
Jan 03, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics, russia
Kathleen
Mar 01, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Chinook
Aug 02, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 1001, 1-kindle
Sarah
Aug 17, 2012 marked it as interested
Hannu Venesperä
Jan 16, 2025 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classic
Alisa
Nov 17, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics, own, priority
Ana
Jan 03, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Deborah
Feb 06, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own-audiobook
Lori
Apr 08, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics
Dushka Ahmad
May 13, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
miriam lopez
Jun 17, 2014 rated it really liked it
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