A review by titus_hjelm
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

3.0

The problem with classics: You're supposed to be blown away by them, even when you're not. I liked the social commentary best (but that's just me), but overall, there seemed to be at least two other things going on at the same time. First, there is of course the tragic love story that passes for plot here. Then there's the rather superfluous philosophising at the very end. My problem was that I didn't connect the dots. Maggie Gyllenhaal does a great job in reading the novel, but listening to this strengthened my belief that audiobooks work best for non-fiction. Doubtful that I'll reread this, though...