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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
This was really deep reading. Or, at least, some of it was. The thoughts on morals, and Christianity, and other things were hard for me to understand, because I am not a particularly deep thinker.
The were two main couples that the book focused on. When it told of the namesake of the book, Anna, and her lover, the story was utterly miserable. Anna buried herself deeper and deeper until the only way she though she could get out was by death.
The other pair was such a contrast to the first. Levin and his new wife Kitty are young, and live a life of basic goodness. Their lives are are pretty much happy. They continually try to do what is good and right.
The were two main couples that the book focused on. When it told of the namesake of the book, Anna, and her lover, the story was utterly miserable. Anna buried herself deeper and deeper until the only way she though she could get out was by death.
The other pair was such a contrast to the first. Levin and his new wife Kitty are young, and live a life of basic goodness. Their lives are are pretty much happy. They continually try to do what is good and right.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a dense read but is so worth it. The way you're pulled into the characters' lives and the complexities of their stories is absolutely amazing.
Si fuéramos a describir este vasto universo de la literatura en cinco palabras, sin lugar a dudas dejaríamos colar las palabras: Amor, moralidad, sociedad, traición y tragedia. La obra maestra "Anna Karenina" de León Tolstoi, en su complejidad y rica en detalles, cual centro es la vida de dos parejas en la Rusia del siglo XIX, hace de esta novela épica, adornada con una prosa cautiva y una trama intrincada, una de las narraciones más impresionante de las obras cumbres del realismo ruso.
"Anna Karenina" es una mujer inteligente, enigmática, hermosa y apasionada cuya vida cambia para siempre después de enamorarse, al cruzársele en su camino un hombre apuesto y encantador, y más que esto seductor llamado Vronsky, trayendo consigo el fuerte destino en la afectación por su elección y decisión, creando un desafío sobre las convenciones sociales de la época. Juntos, estos dos personajes forman una pareja intensamente dramática que encarna la pasión y el deseo.
A grandes rasgos, "Anna Karenina" no se trata solo de una historia de amor prohibido; también es una exploración profunda de la naturaleza humana y la sociedad rusa del siglo XIX. A través de la novela, Tolstoi nos muestra cómo las relaciones interpersonales y las tensiones sociales pueden afectar la vida de las personas, y cómo la moralidad y el juicio social a menudo se entrelazan de manera compleja. La novela nos hace reflexionar sobre temas eternos como el papel de la religión y la filosofía en la vida humana, y cómo la sociedad puede moldear nuestras decisiones y elecciones.
Siendo esta mi segunda lectura, conjuntamente con otro de sus grandes escritos: “Guerra y Paz”, León Toistoi mueve a la profundidad sus personajes, dejando al descubierto su critica social y política. La amplia gama de personajes desde aristócratas hasta campesinos se deja translucir a través de la prosa detallada y descriptiva para crear un mundo rico y realista en el que los personajes interactúan y se desarrollan. Si bien Anna Karenina y el Conde Vronsky son los dos personajes que mueva a confrontación con la sociedad por su relación, dura pena da el esposo de Anna Karenina, Alexei Karenin, un alto funcionario publico, algo frio y distante en sus relaciones personales, quien descubriendo esta relación tiene que hacerle frente a esta mal vista relación, pues para establecer divorcio tenían que haber fuerte causas que lo ameriten, y por otro lado Kitty Shcherbatsky, la prometida de Vronsky, la cual se quedó con el suspiro de casarse con Vronsky, pero como los gatos, Vronsky se fue detrás de la falda de Anna Karenina, dejándola con el suspiro, para más luego casarse con Konstantin Levi.
"Anna Karenina" es una mujer inteligente, enigmática, hermosa y apasionada cuya vida cambia para siempre después de enamorarse, al cruzársele en su camino un hombre apuesto y encantador, y más que esto seductor llamado Vronsky, trayendo consigo el fuerte destino en la afectación por su elección y decisión, creando un desafío sobre las convenciones sociales de la época. Juntos, estos dos personajes forman una pareja intensamente dramática que encarna la pasión y el deseo.
A grandes rasgos, "Anna Karenina" no se trata solo de una historia de amor prohibido; también es una exploración profunda de la naturaleza humana y la sociedad rusa del siglo XIX. A través de la novela, Tolstoi nos muestra cómo las relaciones interpersonales y las tensiones sociales pueden afectar la vida de las personas, y cómo la moralidad y el juicio social a menudo se entrelazan de manera compleja. La novela nos hace reflexionar sobre temas eternos como el papel de la religión y la filosofía en la vida humana, y cómo la sociedad puede moldear nuestras decisiones y elecciones.
Siendo esta mi segunda lectura, conjuntamente con otro de sus grandes escritos: “Guerra y Paz”, León Toistoi mueve a la profundidad sus personajes, dejando al descubierto su critica social y política. La amplia gama de personajes desde aristócratas hasta campesinos se deja translucir a través de la prosa detallada y descriptiva para crear un mundo rico y realista en el que los personajes interactúan y se desarrollan. Si bien Anna Karenina y el Conde Vronsky son los dos personajes que mueva a confrontación con la sociedad por su relación, dura pena da el esposo de Anna Karenina, Alexei Karenin, un alto funcionario publico, algo frio y distante en sus relaciones personales, quien descubriendo esta relación tiene que hacerle frente a esta mal vista relación, pues para establecer divorcio tenían que haber fuerte causas que lo ameriten, y por otro lado Kitty Shcherbatsky, la prometida de Vronsky, la cual se quedó con el suspiro de casarse con Vronsky, pero como los gatos, Vronsky se fue detrás de la falda de Anna Karenina, dejándola con el suspiro, para más luego casarse con Konstantin Levi.
It was a lot of farming filler. Moved at a snails pace.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read "Crime and Punishment" which I thought was very good and then read "The Brothers Karamazov" and was blown away. Same with Tolstoy, first reading "War and Peace" and then "Anna Karenina". I was glad to read what was in my opinion the true masterpieces second.
I had held off on reading "Anna" because I had seen the movie which didn't appeal too much to me and the thought of reading a 1,000 page tome about a fallen woman seemed a bit much especially when "Madame Bovary" is such a fine book. I was surprised to learn thought that "Anna" is only partly the story one suspects and is as much or more about the other main character Levin.
Personally, I found so much connection between myself and Levin that I felt that I was reliving instances in my past and current thoughts about life.
I was also amazed at how much great writing there was in minor characters. Like the little break with Anna's son and the love and longing for his mother is beautiful and Dolly's ride over to Vronsky's estate to see Anna and her break from her motherhood and how along the long ride she starts thinking more and more deeper thoughts as she gets further from the daily routine.
I thought why can't they still write more books like this where characters are still so relevant to people we know today? And then I thought perhaps it's because it was so well done here why go on repeating.
I had held off on reading "Anna" because I had seen the movie which didn't appeal too much to me and the thought of reading a 1,000 page tome about a fallen woman seemed a bit much especially when "Madame Bovary" is such a fine book. I was surprised to learn thought that "Anna" is only partly the story one suspects and is as much or more about the other main character Levin.
Personally, I found so much connection between myself and Levin that I felt that I was reliving instances in my past and current thoughts about life.
I was also amazed at how much great writing there was in minor characters. Like the little break with Anna's son and the love and longing for his mother is beautiful and Dolly's ride over to Vronsky's estate to see Anna and her break from her motherhood and how along the long ride she starts thinking more and more deeper thoughts as she gets further from the daily routine.
I thought why can't they still write more books like this where characters are still so relevant to people we know today? And then I thought perhaps it's because it was so well done here why go on repeating.
I want to finish it at a later point with my undivided attention
There's a lot of stuff in here that I didn't expect, and the translation is nice, which is what I expect from Pevear and Volokhonsky. The footnotes are not only informative, but since they sometimes refer to Nabokov's lectures on Russian Literature, they bring up some really interesting uses of Russian. Otherwise...I won't give away any spoilers - for the exact reason that this is one of those books that has been talked about endlessly. Anything unspoiled (unspoilered?) I'll leave alone.
On the other hand, I had to knock off a star since I got bored. There's about 50 pages that could be cut out of this book and everything would still be retained. I still managed to read it over five days, but if I had a working computer at home (read: a good distraction), it might have taken me several weeks.
On the other hand, I had to knock off a star since I got bored. There's about 50 pages that could be cut out of this book and everything would still be retained. I still managed to read it over five days, but if I had a working computer at home (read: a good distraction), it might have taken me several weeks.