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Second read: 3 stars
I was expecting to read a novel about passions, jealousy, infatuation and frustrations, a sort of Russian Madame Bovary. What a big mistake. It was a thrilling surprise to come across in fact with an in-depth study about life (in XIXth century Russia). All the characters are desperate to find a meaningful direction in their lives and an answer to their daily despairs. Each of them in a very different way. Eventually, it seems to me, they all fail with the exception of Levin, Tolstoy's alter-ego,
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Sep 23, 2012
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