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A review by andreahrome
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Wow. Huh.
The story was about what I'd expect from Tolstoy. Depressing. Lots of tangents to side characters and their political thoughts about 19th century Russia. Morality issues that seem outdated. A warning about entering into illicit romantic attachments (Spoiler- they make you go crazy to the point where throwing yourself in front of a train is your only option.)
Tolstoy went by the very old adage, "bros before hos"... or in this case, "sisters before misters". If Anna had just kept her hands off Kitty's man, none of this would've happened. None of it. Maybe she would still have married Levin- who knows? Who cares, really? The most boring couple in history and they aren't even that likeable.
Let's go further back and wonder why Anna married the first guy to begin with. What the heck? If she was so charming and beautiful, didn't she have other marriage offers?
Geez. Russians.
But the story, I didn't mind. The tangents were intolerable. If you are looking for good Russian prose- read Crime and Punishment. Equally depressing, but at least it mostly stays on topic.
The story was about what I'd expect from Tolstoy. Depressing. Lots of tangents to side characters and their political thoughts about 19th century Russia. Morality issues that seem outdated. A warning about entering into illicit romantic attachments (Spoiler- they make you go crazy to the point where throwing yourself in front of a train is your only option.)
Tolstoy went by the very old adage, "bros before hos"... or in this case, "sisters before misters". If Anna had just kept her hands off Kitty's man, none of this would've happened. None of it. Maybe she would still have married Levin- who knows? Who cares, really? The most boring couple in history and they aren't even that likeable.
Let's go further back and wonder why Anna married the first guy to begin with. What the heck? If she was so charming and beautiful, didn't she have other marriage offers?
Geez. Russians.
But the story, I didn't mind. The tangents were intolerable. If you are looking for good Russian prose- read Crime and Punishment. Equally depressing, but at least it mostly stays on topic.