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Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. In it Tolstoy uses his intense imaginative insight to create some of the most memorable characters in all of literature. Anna is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of Karenin and turns to Count Vr ...more
Paperback, Movie Tie-In Edition, 964 pages
Published October 16th 2012 by Vintage (first published 1877)
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Carly Tia I know that he stated that Kitty was modeled after his own wife, so it would make sense that Levin is modeled after himself on some level. I absolutel…moreI know that he stated that Kitty was modeled after his own wife, so it would make sense that Levin is modeled after himself on some level. I absolutely loved that character and the last chapter of the book left me feeling like I will name my first son Levin. I liked the juxtaposition of Anna and Levin - ego vs. love, pride v. humility. Levin was the star and presented a great moral story.(less)
Joanna Lloyd The best rendition I've ever seen is the 2000 series by (I think) channel 4 with Helen McCrory as Anna, Douglas Henshall as Levin and Mark Strong as O…moreThe best rendition I've ever seen is the 2000 series by (I think) channel 4 with Helen McCrory as Anna, Douglas Henshall as Levin and Mark Strong as Oblonsky. Really good casting especially McCrory. I first read the book in my mid teens and every 3 or 4 years since and this series respects all the relationships in the book. Not a cheap dvd although every couple of years, Yesterday channel repeats the series. Hope you enjoy it. (less)

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Thorunn
Jan 03, 2017 rated it really liked it
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Það hafðist, stóra lesmarkmiðið fyrir 2016 náðist (að lesa eina af stóru rússnesku sögunum).

Og þvílík saga. Kom mér reyndar á óvart að það er bara hluti sögunnar um Önnu Kareninu, ekki síðri er sagan af Levin og Kitty. Þetta er mjög löng saga og farið mjög nákvæmlega í sumt eins og til dæmis hver segir hvað við hvern um eitthvað sem skiptir engu máli, bara til að sýna að það skiptir engu máli en svo segir ekkert af sambandi Önnu Kareninu frá því að þau snertast fyrst og þar til hún þarf að segj
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Arni Snaevarr
Apr 22, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Loksins dreif ég mig í að lesa Önnu Karenínu fyrir hvatningu Stefáns bróður míns. Í stuttu máli þá stóð hún undir væntingum því ég held ég hafi aldrei lesið jafn sannfærandi, margslungnar mannlýsingar. Anna Karenína er auðvitað ein magnaðasta persóna heimsbókmenntanna. Skömm að vera fyrst að lesa Tolstoj núna, og ég er svo sannarlega ekki fyrstur til að uppgötva hana Önnu, en ég hef grun um að býsna margir hafi samt sem áður látið hana framhjá sér fara, fundist að Tolstoj ætti að geyma á safni e ...more
Sóley Linda
Aug 27, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Á heildina litið mögnuð bók. Fangar vel tíðarandann í Rússlandi á þeim tíma sem bókin gerist. Ég viðurkenni það að hún var misskemmtileg á köflum enda gat hún stundum farið djúpt útfyrir efni söguþráðarins án þess að það væri nein sjáanleg ástæða fyrir því. Það sem Tolstoy nær þó að fanga svo vel, að mínu mati, er mismunandi sjónarhorn og ólík hugsun persónanna í bókinni. Það hjálpaði líka til að ég hlustaði á hana á Audible og lesandinn, David Horovitch, las svo vel að hrein unun var að hlusta ...more
Kristinn
Mar 15, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Stórvirki. Svo margt til að hugsa um. Hvernig hún er skrifuð. Öll viskukornin um mannlega hegðun. Hádrama. Að lokum stóru spurnngarnar um tilvist hvers og eins eftir alla fjölskyldupólitíkina.

Skyldulesning.
Ragnhildur
May 05, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites, lesi-2021
Er ekki að brjóta blað í sögu bókmenntanna með því að segja að þetta sé meistaraverk. Fannst trúarpælingarnar í lokin samt frekar leiðinlegar.
Bryndís
Apr 02, 2018 rated it really liked it
Shelves: library
Gaman að lesa þessa, hef lengi ætlað að gera það ásamt fleiri klassískum. Hún var bara nokkuð góð 😊
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Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой|18479204; most appropriately used Liev Tolstoy; commonly Leo Tolstoy in Anglophone countries) was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and ...more

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