So, I'm on a classics streak. For the rest of the year I am going to read classics, unless I have a really good reason to read a non-classic.
So, I read Anna Karenina for the first time this summer. While I skimmed some of the politics and farming details (which is totally ok to do by the way. I used to feel bad and "less cultured" because I skimmed some parts of books. I don't anymore. So, feel the freedom to skim away the parts you don't want to read!), the book was amazing. I highly recommend it.
Okay, I don't think I need to give an overview because 1. it's a classic and 2. it's memorable. That being said, I have a terrible memory, so I will recap a little.
Old country Russia. Aristocracy. Affairs. Beautiful clothes. Farm. Unrequited love. Forgiveness. Suicide.
Amazingly written. Beautiful story and language. Literary genius.
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