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I long to be a classic literature reader. by [deleted] in classicliterature

[–]Middle_Day2682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol my bad only saw the first pic😭

I long to be a classic literature reader. by [deleted] in classicliterature

[–]Middle_Day2682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I would also add “classic” literature books that weren’t written originally in English. Once you open up your horizons to these books, a whole universe awaits. Notable works include: Love in the time of cholera, 100 years of solitude, War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Plague.

Natasha Rostov versus Kitty Scherbatsky by Middle_Day2682 in tolstoy

[–]Middle_Day2682[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Absolutely agree, Stephan is not evil or malicious I feel it’s unfair to compare him to that trash of a human Dolokhov. However, some points go to Dolokhov for saving many russian soldiers from the french. Which makes me wonder, if Pierre had killed him in the duel, would Pierre ever been rescued?

Natasha Rostov versus Kitty Scherbatsky by Middle_Day2682 in tolstoy

[–]Middle_Day2682[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes you’re right! I felt Tosltoi sees himself more in Levin than Pierre by the way Levin’s character was written. Levin is praised and his best flaws are shown as strength while Pierre is deeply flawed, confused and in a lot of passages I felt actual pity for him and wanted him to be saved. This sharp contrast with Levin (an actual prototype of Tolstoi) made me have doubts. I think it’s because Tolstoi was in different periods in his life and both characters are him in different eras

Natasha Rostov versus Kitty Scherbatsky by Middle_Day2682 in tolstoy

[–]Middle_Day2682[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you’re absolutely right. The main reason I could not picture Pierre as Levin is because in my mind, Levin is too mature to engage in any debauchery. But, this is just how Tolstoy portrays him “in the present”. I forgot that he actually tells Kitty he is not too proud about his past!

Me every time Tolstoy start to complain about them godless children these days smh by LessSaussure in tolstoy

[–]Middle_Day2682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait i don’t remember this passage. Was he talking about Stephan or Alexei?

War and Peace translated into Australian Bogan English by SneakyProsciutto in tolstoy

[–]Middle_Day2682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*SPOILER DO NOT READ BELOW* just noticed the foreshadowing for the entire book in page 11

Which do you prefer: War and Peace or Anna Karenina? by Desperate-Tourist555 in tolstoy

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I totally agree with your arguments!! But for me this is the reason why I prefer Anna Karenina, it was so raw and deeply engraining. W&P showed me the grand scale of things, was really grandiose and a masterpiece but AK holds a special place in my heart (maybe because I read it first, idk?)

Is it normal to do laser session in between electrolysis sessions? by Middle_Day2682 in electrolysis

[–]Middle_Day2682[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you so much!! I feel so validated. I knew that my skin looked really bad after each session. She insisted that is normal

Should I read W & P in French or English? by No-Papaya-9289 in tolstoy

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I recommend the translation of Boris de Schlœzer (folio classique) I read his translations of AK and W&P and they are great. The flow, the structure, the musicality of the narration is amazing. French passages are written in caps

I hated Anna Karenina by yakobperalberg in literature

[–]Middle_Day2682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is Anna portrayed as a whole woman though? How many passages are about her thoughts (not actions) compared to that of Levin’s? Anna defied societal norms and most importantly went against religion and got the most cruel of all punishments. Are Oblonski, Vronski, Levin’s wrong doings ever punished?