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Anna Karenina (Annotated) Kindle Edition
This edition of Anna Karenina includes:
● Explanatory annotations
● An extract from Ernest Dupuy’s The Great Masters of Russian Literature in the Nineteenth Century
● Select bibliography.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 28, 2015
- File size1581 KB
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- ASIN : B018PQLCDE
- Publisher : Defoe & Poe (November 28, 2015)
- Publication date : November 28, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 1581 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 552 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1976279720
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,540,923 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,854 in Classic Romance Fiction
- #47,956 in Classic Literature & Fiction
- #373,427 in Romance (Kindle Store)
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About the author
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) wrote two of the great novels of the nineteenth century, War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
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Customers find the book's writing quality excellent and insightful. They describe the story as typical with complex characters involved in intertwined episodes. The dialogue captures the essence of individual characters, including the heroine. Readers appreciate the detail and insight into human emotions and failings. However, some find the book boring at times and not worth reading.
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Customers enjoy the writing quality of this classic novel. They find it insightful and a must-read. However, some readers feel the book is brilliant at times but boring at others. Overall, it's a solid novel that should be read at least once.
"One of the best books I have ever read." Read more
"A classic for a reason. Must read at least once. The detail is exquisite. Take the time you will not regret it." Read more
"...Unfortunately there's a lot of drudgery to get there. Brilliant at times, but boring at many. Check the box I read it." Read more
"Great book." Read more
Customers enjoy the story quality. They find the side stories interesting, with excellent writing and details. The story has complex characters involved in intertwined episodes. The last few chapters are most interesting to them. It's a classic and timeless with a woman at its core and the stark drama of her fate.
"Typical Tolstoy story of complex characters involved in intertwined episodes of drama, romance and intrigue...." Read more
"A classic for a reason. Must read at least once. The detail is exquisite. Take the time you will not regret it." Read more
"...only because of the unforgettable woman at its core and the stark drama of her fate, but also because it explores and illuminates the deepest..." Read more
"...She married for the take care of my reasons. The side stories made the novel just OK. Excellent writing and details." Read more
Customers appreciate the author's character development. They find the dialogue effective for capturing the essence of individual characters and are enthralled by the heroine, Anna.
"...Very well developed character descriptions...." Read more
"...Tolstoy has an incredible ability to use dialogue to capture the essence of individual characters...." Read more
"...Anna Karenina is a masterpiece not only because of the unforgettable woman at its core and the stark drama of her fate, but also because it explores..." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's detail. They say it's a must-read.
"...His descriptions are detailed to the right degree to put you squarely in the actual location." Read more
"A classic for a reason. Must read at least once. The detail is exquisite. Take the time you will not regret it." Read more
"...The side stories made the novel just OK. Excellent writing and details." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's insights into human nature and emotions. It explores and illuminates deep questions about living a fulfilled life.
"...the stark drama of her fate, but also because it explores and illuminates the deepest questions about how to live a fulfilled life. “..." Read more
"Very dated. Psychologically sophisticated for its time but way too much extraneous detail that detracts from the story...." Read more
"A fantastic read. An amazing and insightful understanding of human emotions and failings. Found that the end got a bit tiring and taxing." Read more
Customers find the book boring and uninteresting. They feel there was no reason to write it, and the annotations are of little value.
"...Brilliant at times, but boring at many. Check the box I read it." Read more
"...is *not* a review of the novel, but of the annotations, which are nearly worthless...." Read more
"...There was no reason to write this book and none to read it." Read more
"...I read half of it while hoping it would get better to no avail. A wasted read!" Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2017One of the best books I have ever read.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2016Typical Tolstoy story of complex characters involved in intertwined episodes of drama, romance and intrigue. Very well developed character descriptions. Hard to follow all the names with some characters having more than one name, a formal name and a casual name. A lot of jumping back and forth between different dramas happening at the same time. The wide differences between the royalty or privileged class and the serf during 19th Century Russia is vividly etched in the book.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2017Only 24 chapters in, but I am hooked. Tolstoy has an incredible ability to use dialogue to capture the essence of individual characters. His descriptions are detailed to the right degree to put you squarely in the actual location.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017A classic for a reason. Must read at least once. The detail is exquisite. Take the time you will not regret it.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019I liked it a lot a few times. Unfortunately there's a lot of drudgery to get there. Brilliant at times, but boring at many. Check the box I read it.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018Great book.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2017Leo Tolstoy’s classic story of doomed love is one of the most admired novels in world literature. Generations of readers have been enthralled by his magnificent heroine, the unhappily married Anna Karenina, and her tragic affair with dashing Count Vronsky.
In their world frivolous liaisons are commonplace, but Anna and Vronsky’s consuming passion makes them a target for scorn and leads to Anna’s increasing isolation. The heartbreaking trajectory of their relationship contrasts sharply with the colorful swirl of friends and family members who surround them, especially the newlyweds Kitty and Levin, who forge a touching bond as they struggle to make a life together. Anna Karenina is a masterpiece not only because of the unforgettable woman at its core and the stark drama of her fate, but also because it explores and illuminates the deepest questions about how to live a fulfilled life.
“I’ve always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be.”
I spent my entire summer trying to get through this and finally got the time to finish it this week. I kept hoping it would get better but it didn’t. I hate to say but the movie was actually better.
The book was so long and I had a hard time following the Russian, the characters and the story line. I just don’t have much to say about this book it was sad and hard to get through but I’m glad I can check it off my list.
I rate this book a 2 out of 5 stars.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2020Very much enjoyed this well written classics, mostly for the perspective regarding Russian culture of the time.
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- jonpaReviewed in Canada on August 3, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars A Gem.
Reading this slowly, deliberately. It seems as though Tolstoy is painting a masterpiece, giving value to every light, every shadow, weaving brilliantly through the contours, I am in no hurry to finish this enjoyment.
Suggest that you take time to memorize each character's name and it's variations as you go along, it can, at least to me, become a bit confusing, but then I'm not good at remembering names.