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I wonder why I have never read Russian classics before! And what treats I have in store!! The portrait of Anna was very well drawn and after finishing it, my thoughts about Anna was that she was very very bored and very very passionate and drawn to action. If she was transposed into contemporary Russian society, she might have been an Olympic athlete - the mind and emotions focused on one goal and the intense drive to succeed. Even when she was with her husband, she came across as being very bor
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I know, I know, this is supposed to be a classic. The story started off interesting but they lost me along the way and finishing it became a matter of sheer willpower. Very wordy (why say something in 5 words if you can use 50) and all the digressions took their toll on me. It also depressed me where the characters were in the ending - very Russian, I suppose but not for me. I don't necessarily need a happy ending but appreciate one that makes me think. This one made me think how happy I was to
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Jan 02, 2008
Linda
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really liked it
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Feb 28, 2008
Heather
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it was amazing
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Jun 06, 2008
Daisy
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it was amazing
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Feb 19, 2009
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