Tolstoy's tumultuous tale of passion and self-discovery marks a turning point in the author's career. His compelling, emotional saga recounts the effects of nonconformist behavior — a society woman's adulterous affair and a landowner's unconventional quest for a meaningful existence — against a backdrop of late 19th-century Russia.
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Some people say Anna Karenina is the single greatest novel ever written, which makes about as much sense to me as trying to determine the world's greatest color. But there is no doubt that Anna Karenina, generally considered Tolstoy's best book, is definitely one ripping great read. Anna, miserable in her loveless marriage, does the barely thinkable and succumbs to her desires for the dashing Vronsky. I don't want to give away the ending, but I will say that 19th-century Russia doesn't take well to that sort of thing.
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"One of the greatest love stories in world literature."
— Vladimir Nabokov
"I've read and re-read this novel and every time, I find another layer in the story."
— Philippa Gregory --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
— Vladimir Nabokov
"I've read and re-read this novel and every time, I find another layer in the story."
— Philippa Gregory --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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This remarkable story by one of the few mega-novelists of all times is an ageless story that is more real than fiction. I decided to read a copy of this book on my way to vacation last the summer and ended up spending most of my first week being glued to the book. Though it is a Russian story of a century and a half ago, its essence still resonates today.
Anna who is married to the wealthy and older Karenin lives a life of comfort without any excitement, a life that is full of routines and no zest. It is a life she had become used to until she meets the elegant Vronsky and falls in love. Now she must pay the price of adultery or seek marital stability and forgo the echoes of her heart, a soul searching trial that destabilizes the life of her family and that of her lover. In essence she abandons the meaning for her life and pursues the zest of life.
On the other hand is Levine who is in search of the meaning of life and abandons the zest of life for a purposeful life that includes a family, ideas on the advancement of humanism, being at peace with ones world and hard work in is farm and being at peace with God.
In a way, both Levine and Anna can not be blamed for opting considering one choice above the other. They all wanted happiness without having evil intentions and found a balance between the zest of life and the search of its meaning in their own different ways, hurting and find love in the process and in the end, enriching and destroying themselves in their different ways. A highly recommended read and the most insightful love story I have ever read.The Union Moujik, The heart is a lonely Hunter, The usurper and other stories, The Good earth
Anna who is married to the wealthy and older Karenin lives a life of comfort without any excitement, a life that is full of routines and no zest. It is a life she had become used to until she meets the elegant Vronsky and falls in love. Now she must pay the price of adultery or seek marital stability and forgo the echoes of her heart, a soul searching trial that destabilizes the life of her family and that of her lover. In essence she abandons the meaning for her life and pursues the zest of life.
On the other hand is Levine who is in search of the meaning of life and abandons the zest of life for a purposeful life that includes a family, ideas on the advancement of humanism, being at peace with ones world and hard work in is farm and being at peace with God.
In a way, both Levine and Anna can not be blamed for opting considering one choice above the other. They all wanted happiness without having evil intentions and found a balance between the zest of life and the search of its meaning in their own different ways, hurting and find love in the process and in the end, enriching and destroying themselves in their different ways. A highly recommended read and the most insightful love story I have ever read.The Union Moujik, The heart is a lonely Hunter, The usurper and other stories, The Good earth
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Everyone should own a copy! Tolstoy is a great writer and this book should be treated like a bible! Great christmas gift too
By Susi
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Although I am rereading Anna Karenina, I do so from time to time as it is one of my faves. This book by Leo Tolstoy is particularly interesting since it mirrors his own life (he is, basically, the character, Levin). The characters are emotional, the historical element is intriguing and the setting of Russia in her glory days all combine to make this one of the best classical novels (in my opinion). I think the element of a book that makes it most appealing is when one can't put it down and this book certainly qualifies - despite its length.
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Anna Karenina
I loved how the writer tells the story in different perspectives through each charater. It is written as if you can feel what each of the characters feel and you know them inside... Read more
Published on Dec 6 2010 by Victoria
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Anna's tale
"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." That line opens and sets the tone of "Anna Karenina," a tangled and tragic tale of nineteenth... Read more
Published on Jan 12 2008 by E. A Solinas
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Great novel!!
The central love story between Anna Karenina and Count Vronsky is compelling and tragic. Anna and the Count have an affair, causing much talk in society. Read more
Published on Dec 31 2006 by Sona Ujcikova
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Great story, bad translation
Despite some boring points during the book, like Vronskiy's horse race, Levin going hunting with his friends or threshing with his estate's peasants, the chapters where the male... Read more
Published on July 13 2004 by Anyechka
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Superb 19th-century literature.....
Didactic, comprehensive, tragic, and challenging, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is immutably powerful 150 years after it's original telling. Read more
Published on Jun 3 2004 by nto62
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If you want to think about what love is
The novel is about forbidden love. For a women this love becomes a "need to be loved" while for a man "searching for one worth it". Read more
Published on Oct 27 2003 by N. Delen
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Terrific book!
This is one of my favorite books of all time! Though Anna Karenina is not necessarily an easy or quick read, you will thank yourself for persevering and reading this book. Read more
Published on July 7 2003
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Tolstoy's vision of utopia
Leo Tolstoy truly was one of the greatest social critics of his time and his influence easily rivalled that of Tsar Nicholas II and the Russian Orthodox Church. Read more
Published on May 7 2003 by Ray Farmer
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Easy Classic
The story takes place in a time and place far away, but neither the style, nor the history are hard to follow. That's what makes this Tolstoy marterpiece timeless. Read more
Published on Jun 20 2002 by Huszar
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The Greatest Novel Ever Written
There are many different kinds of writers but few (if any) possess the wide range of skills of Leo Tolstoy. Read more
Published on Mar 10 2002 by Bruddy Dahl
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