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Jan 11, 2014JackieFC13 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Finally! Finally!! Finished it!! OK. Now down to the review. I over all like this book. There are a few stories running at the same time so I would suggest making a list of who is who and how they are related to the story. The writing is very pretty and takes several pages to get used to his style. Keep in mind this is a different era of writing and description runs wild in this story. You will learn about Russian politics and farming whether you want too or not. My favorite story or story line that was in the book was Levin and Kitty. Such a sweet love story! He is a sweet land owner and farmer. Well to do of course and she is a princess in Imperial Russia. He Loves her and has always loved her. She has no idea. Love reading how it all happens. Dolly (Kitty's sister) and her Husband, Stiva, are just interesting. Dolly is a very wise, strong woman who has endured her husbands multiple indiscretions. Throughout the book she is the one many of them turn too for advice and strength. She starts to wise up by the end that her husband will never change and starts to pull in the reins on his spending and womanizing. As for Anna (Stiva's Sister), the name of the book and supposed to be the greatest love story ever. If my love story turns out like this, tell me ahead of time friends so that I can get out of it. I don't like Anna. I didn't like her the minute I started reading about her. She is a very learned woman, smart, cultured and full of life. I can see why she would be attractive and she is supposed to be one of the prettiest woman of the age. I couldn't stand her the minute she started cheating on her husband. I felt so bad for her husband, Alexy. He loved her so much and she just couldn't stand him. You took a vow, suck it up! She left her husband and her son after she had Vronsky's baby girl. She did start to go jealous of every time he left the house or didn't look at her other a look of pure love. She began to sink to a deep pit of despair and jealousy to which she was never able to climb out and in the end drove her to suicide. Vronsky never left her side, made her feel loved during her low moments and was basically a saint through all of her ravings. I really didn't like her, I was waiting for some redeeming quality for her and I never found one. I am very glad I read this. I have always wanted too and now I never will again.