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While the format on Kindle2 is not perfect, it’s good enough to read easily and for those that like the text-to-speech function, you can listen to it. I can’t believe I’ve not read this before and having it available free for the Kindle spurred me into doing just that. Tolstoy is such a great master. I read once that he worked on each paragraph until it was perfect, then moved on to the next and when he got to the end, the book was finished–no editing. Amazing. Since I don’t read Russian I won’t get to appreciate that and the translation isn’t quite so clean, but still his prose is generally so clear and crisp, it’s easy to get lost in the story and spend longer reading than you intended. I truly felt drawn into the Russian society life and could picture the scenes in my mind. I appreciated Tolstoy’s ability to verbalize thoughts and emotions from a character’s expression or tone of voice, a real skill. It’s important to note, however, that this is not as easy reading as many modern works partly because of the more stilted writing style of the period and elaborate detail and partly because of the Russian names and ways of expressing things. Each character seemed to have half a dozen name references, formal, nicknames, etc. and being unfamiliar with the Russian culture, that presented a bit of a challenge to me at first. Still the characters are so vividly portrayed eventually I got the hang of it.
There is no table of contents, but I find that less of an issue in a fiction work that I intend to read straight through. Some paragraphs are split with a line left unfilled and the next not indented, probably a result of its conversion to ebook format, and I found some oddities I expect were typos. Although I was aware of these things, they didn’t detract from my absorption in the story, which is an elaborate one detailing not only Anna’s love for a handsome Russian officer and all the repercussions of that for her and those around her, but the side story of Kitty, her sister-in-law’s youngest sister, who was taken with the same man at first and how her life progresses. It is an epic story in eight parts that takes countless turns as the events unfold and affect the many characters’ lives.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have enjoyed reading this book on my kindle this summer. Not only was I captivated by Anna Karenina and Vronsky, but also Levin and Kitty. There were two great love stories going on throughout the book. In the end, a simple life isn’t such a bad thing! Leo Tolstoy is a true genious and I look forward to reading more of his works.
Rating: 5 / 5
Although I read Anna Karenina when I was a young woman, this time around I saw more clearly the many levels of this story that I missed the first time. Tolstoy is a master. If you like getting a glimpse into the history of Russian life, especially the relationships between men and women, this book is a must-read.
Rating: 4 / 5
I loved this book more than I anticipated (spoilers to follow). Anna shares plot space with Levin, who has fallen in love with Anna’s sister-in-law’s younger sister. As this huge tome spirals through several characters’ lives, these two remain the foci and set up opposite ideals of love and morality. I found Anna compelling but ultimately unlikable, while Levin gradually grew on me. One of the most memorable sequences is when Levin’s wife goes into labor, and he has his first true moment of faith, praying for his wife to live through the ordeal. When he sees his child for the first time, he fully expects to love it as well – only he doesn’t (at least, not at first sight). I found this to be a charmingly realistic portrait of how our emotions do not always live up to our expectations. This is reinforced in Anna’s life, when she forsakes her comfortable home and first child for her love, only to become overwhelmed with jealousy and depression at her confined life.
There are some inklings of Tolstoy’s later turn to devout Christianity, but I do not think that this is intended to be a morality tale. Many images from the novel linger long after reading. The sheer length of the novel was overwhelming at first, but persistence is rewarded by the fine summation of the lives therein.
Rating: 5 / 5
what sounded dry and dull and dusty … though considered a classic…has surprised me as a great exploration of human emotions, existence, motivations, and subtle wrinkles of perception. loved it. even tho it’s long, anna is worth the read.
Rating: 4 / 5