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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
4.5 Stars
So, here’s the thing about Penny Reid’s books, they always challenge my mind. Sometimes I feel so unrefined and uncultured because I don’t read classic literature, and I was a little unsure that I was going to be able to get through this book without that literary knowledge. However, Ms. Reid did a great job of giving just the right amount of information to be able to follow along with the comparisons to her characters without being too explainy (shhh, that’s totally a word). Anyways, my original point is that I always walk away from her books feeling a little more knowledgeable and this time she piqued my interes in maybe even actually picking up a classic novel someday.
Also, I can’t even tell you how excited I am for the next story in this series, Nobody Looks Good Naked.
So, here’s the thing about Penny Reid’s books, they always challenge my mind. Sometimes I feel so unrefined and uncultured because I don’t read classic literature, and I was a little unsure that I was going to be able to get through this book without that literary knowledge. However, Ms. Reid did a great job of giving just the right amount of information to be able to follow along with the comparisons to her characters without being too explainy (shhh, that’s totally a word). Anyways, my original point is that I always walk away from her books feeling a little more knowledgeable and this time she piqued my interes in maybe even actually picking up a classic novel someday.
Also, I can’t even tell you how excited I am for the next story in this series, Nobody Looks Good Naked.
3.5
I'm a professor's kid, so I should probably be scared off by the whole Hot For Teacher thing here. It was actually pretty impressive how the whole ethics thing was addressed, rather than simply shunted aside for the sake of sexiness. Another, possibly greater feature of the book, at least in terms of love stories, has to do with Luca being smoking hot, polyglossic, Russian, and a brilliant scholar. He's like the other face of the Mary Poppins thing: practically perfect in every way. (If you're into that sort of thing. I am. Yum.)
I thought the story was well-told, with good pacing. I found the witty scholarly banter appealing. I winced in sympathy at the drunk dialing, and remembered other drunk dialing stories I'd, er, heard about that ended quite differently, and with a good deal more humiliation. It was a light, quick read that made me smile out loud several times.
I'm a professor's kid, so I should probably be scared off by the whole Hot For Teacher thing here. It was actually pretty impressive how the whole ethics thing was addressed, rather than simply shunted aside for the sake of sexiness. Another, possibly greater feature of the book, at least in terms of love stories, has to do with Luca being smoking hot, polyglossic, Russian, and a brilliant scholar. He's like the other face of the Mary Poppins thing: practically perfect in every way. (If you're into that sort of thing. I am. Yum.)
I thought the story was well-told, with good pacing. I found the witty scholarly banter appealing. I winced in sympathy at the drunk dialing, and remembered other drunk dialing stories I'd, er, heard about that ended quite differently, and with a good deal more humiliation. It was a light, quick read that made me smile out loud several times.
Kissing Tolstoy isn’t a bad book but it’s perfectly mediocre and I’ll probably forget it after a few more books.
Penny Reid obviously has great respect for and enjoys Tolstoy, I respect the classics but man do not enjoy Tolstoys depressing realities I wasn’t expecting the majority of the adoration in this book to be for Russian classics rather than you know… between the romantic leads. But I digress, I 100% picked this up because I wanted to listen to the sexy voice of the male audio narrator Jacob Morgan since the book is currently included in the audible plus catalog. The biggest letdown is that he only has like 3 chapters and that’s a crime, I need this man to read me more sweet nothings.
Penny Reid obviously has great respect for and enjoys Tolstoy, I respect the classics but man do not enjoy Tolstoys depressing realities I wasn’t expecting the majority of the adoration in this book to be for Russian classics rather than you know… between the romantic leads. But I digress, I 100% picked this up because I wanted to listen to the sexy voice of the male audio narrator Jacob Morgan since the book is currently included in the audible plus catalog. The biggest letdown is that he only has like 3 chapters and that’s a crime, I need this man to read me more sweet nothings.
I don't care that I read most of this chapter by chapter, month by month as Penny released it in her newsletter.
I one-clicked this bad boy and read it again. Because...awesomeness. and added content.
and because 100% proceeds went directly to hurricane relief efforts. That alone should make others buy this. Plus, it's an awesome read.
I one-clicked this bad boy and read it again. Because...awesomeness. and added content.
and because 100% proceeds went directly to hurricane relief efforts. That alone should make others buy this. Plus, it's an awesome read.
If you’re going to write black women as characters please write black women that are recognizable to other black women. We are not a monolith by any means, but Anna’s character was so white washed, It twas cringe AF. and if you’re going to have black characters, please hire a black narrator! It’s disrespectful low key. Sasha is painfully corny and contrived. Just hire a black woman to consult on character development. Aa for Luca, OMg he’s so damn sexy and alluring. Why pair this grown ass man with a woman so young and immature. There is no reality for that man would be attracted to a woman that bratty, goofy and immature. It’s weird and unbelievable. He actually went to the dean/head of the department about her? Absolutely not. Make it make sense.
I'll never get over how Penny Reid writes stories and characters. They are smart, they are kind, they are witty, they are beautiful from the inside (even if also on the outside). Even if you haven't read the literary references in Kissing Tolstoy, you won't be able to help falling in love the with prose of each conversation.
Luca and Anna speak like I'm reading Tolstoy or Austen, with original quirk and modern touches that are not found anywhere else in books right now. It's not just funny and smart for the sake of being funny and smart. Penny is a true lover of words and humanity and it comes across in every word she pens.
Each time I read a Penny Reid book I'm reminded why I love them so and Kissing Tolstoy is no different.
Luca and Anna speak like I'm reading Tolstoy or Austen, with original quirk and modern touches that are not found anywhere else in books right now. It's not just funny and smart for the sake of being funny and smart. Penny is a true lover of words and humanity and it comes across in every word she pens.
Each time I read a Penny Reid book I'm reminded why I love them so and Kissing Tolstoy is no different.
emotional
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is the first Penny Reid book i have not liked......
I felt like all the Russian lit references flew over my head, the book mainly consists of them....
Ummm no....
I felt like all the Russian lit references flew over my head, the book mainly consists of them....
Ummm no....
Very heavy in the Russian lit analysis and I felt like I was missing out on the joke.
More like 3.5
It was cute, funny, you could definitely see why these two needed to be together and I also loved the student/teacher dynamic and how it was developed, good job.
It was cute, funny, you could definitely see why these two needed to be together and I also loved the student/teacher dynamic and how it was developed, good job.