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Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club)
Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society. Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth-century Russia, the novel's seven major characters create a dynamic imbalance, playing out the contrasts of city and country life and all the variations on love and family happiness. While previous versions h... (show more)
Reviews (1,484)
I was very fascinated by this book. It raises very interesting issues which, when you get to the bottom of them, are still very relevant today. Probably more so today than in 19th century Russia. I have written a review but it's too long for this website. I can see that here people like reviews to be very quick.
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It is a message board and you need to go into the "have you read it?" section
Don't be daunted and you'll have fun!!!
Great characters and an intreguing plot. The title character is the true tragic figure. I loved it.
A classic through and through. It takes you back to 1800's Russia with such vibrance of thought and character.
