I look forward to reading your post on Anna Karenina. I listened to the audiobook last year and I really enjoyed the story. There was so much there! I took my husband’s ear captive a few times to spill my thoughts on the book. I’m slow reading War and Peace right now as well. I agree the war portions are a little dull for me as well. I’m trusting the process and hoping I become as invested as I was with Anna Karenina. I think Maria is my favorite character so far. My favorite books often include a character I can relate to or aspire to and there are so very many flawed characters in this book.
Anna Karenina is perfection! Which translation did you read? I’m a Constance Garnett fan myself. I want to start War and Peace, but I think I need to finish my current reading before I completely obsess over Tolstoy again.
I actually combined two versions, my physical copy was the Penguin's classics translated by Volokhonsky & Pevear, while as my ebook version was Maude. I think I enjoyed Volokhonsky & Pevear more because it had a better flow when it came to the non-english parts (like when they spoke french or german in the book). I often had to use my physical copy as a reference of the translations, since it wasn't included in the ebook version.
I look forward to reading your post on Anna Karenina. I listened to the audiobook last year and I really enjoyed the story. There was so much there! I took my husband’s ear captive a few times to spill my thoughts on the book. I’m slow reading War and Peace right now as well. I agree the war portions are a little dull for me as well. I’m trusting the process and hoping I become as invested as I was with Anna Karenina. I think Maria is my favorite character so far. My favorite books often include a character I can relate to or aspire to and there are so very many flawed characters in this book.
Glad to hear your thoughts about both of the Tolstoy books :) Yes, Maria, I hope she finds her peace and happiness in some way or another!
Anna Karenina is perfection! Which translation did you read? I’m a Constance Garnett fan myself. I want to start War and Peace, but I think I need to finish my current reading before I completely obsess over Tolstoy again.
I actually combined two versions, my physical copy was the Penguin's classics translated by Volokhonsky & Pevear, while as my ebook version was Maude. I think I enjoyed Volokhonsky & Pevear more because it had a better flow when it came to the non-english parts (like when they spoke french or german in the book). I often had to use my physical copy as a reference of the translations, since it wasn't included in the ebook version.