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 Aug 25 2006, 06:47 PM
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I just recently finished the book (today, as a matter of fact). Personally, I felt it was a well-written book, but I confess I skimmed over a few pages because they felt a little repetitive.
Oh, and I noticed how the title is "Anna Karenina" and the book jacket says "Konstantine Levin", but it's "Anna Karenin" and "Constantine Levin" in the actual text. Any ideas on why that might be so? I think it might be because of the way it was translated, but I'm not so sure.  What are your thoughts on this book? |
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Aug 26 2006, 06:43 PM
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I'm so interested in reading this because it's on Oprah's Book Club list and the author is Leo Tolstoy. I really like his short stories. I just read the summary at SparkNotes and it sounds a bit confusing. I'd probably mix up family members. But, it's filled with drama so it would be an interesting read.
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Aug 27 2006, 01:14 AM
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I read some of it but I lost the book.
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Aug 27 2006, 05:19 PM
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 For my shirt. Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 454,674 |
I bought it at a used book store and I plan on reading it. The man at the counter said it was excellent and that it's basically a soap opera from a looong time ago
 . It sounds pretty good.
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Aug 27 2006, 06:33 PM
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QUOTE(Mahokaida @ Aug 27 2006, 6:19 PM)  I bought it at a used book store and I plan on reading it. The man at the counter said it was excellent and that it's basically a soap opera from a looong time ago When I read the summary, I thought, "Wow, this would make an excellent soap opera!" . It sounds pretty good.
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Aug 29 2006, 03:49 PM
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It's so dramatic. Like insanely dramatic. But it's interesting.
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Feb 14 2007, 10:24 AM
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 Don't wake ghostie. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,546 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,405 |
Very good book! I liked it a lot. However, I was a bit depressed afterwards...
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