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Welcome to Read This Book, the newsletter where I recommend a book you should add to your TBR, STAT! I stan variety in all things, and my book recommendations will be no exception. These must-read books will span genres and age groups. There will be new releases, oldie but goldies from the backlist, and the classics you may have missed in high school. Oh my! If you’re ready to diversify your books, then LEGGO!!
Yesterday, Daylight Savings Time ended, which means winter is coming. Boo! My neck of the woods will soon be covered with snow, and I won’t be a happy camper. Although I am not looking forward to losing daylight, I am excited about having an extra hour for more exercising sleeping reading. With more time to spend with a good book, why not pick up a big book?
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina, a beautiful woman married to a powerful government minister, falls deeply in love with wealthy army officer Count Vronsky. Defying the conventions of Russian society, Anna leaves her husband and son to live with her lover. Being condemned and ostracized by her peers and experiencing fits of jealousy due to her relationship with Vronsky, Anna becomes unable to escape an increasingly hopeless situation. While Anna looks for happiness through love, wealthy landowner Konstantin Levin searches for spiritual fulfillment through marriage, family, and hard work.
With these two central plots and dozens of characters, Tolstoy effortlessly creates a breathtaking tapestry of nineteenth-century Russian society and an enduring tale of marriage and adultery.
While it is not one of the longest novels, Anna Karenina is certainly one of the longest books I have read in recent years. It is also one of the best books I have ever read. After reading it, I now tend to agree with those bibliophiles who declare Anna Karenina to be the greatest work of literature. This is a dense story with an array of characters and an intricate storyline, but I had no problem following the various characters and their escapades. Although readers come for the torrid affair between Anna and Count Vronsky, it will most likely be the story between Levin and Kitty that will satisfy your romantic heart.
Anna Karenina is one of the “classic” books I missed during school. I’m glad I didn’t let the size of the book keep me from reading it because I enjoyed every minute of this novel. The story never dragged or felt dull. Despite being published centuries ago, it also never felt dated and still feels relevant. If you’ve been avoiding Anna Karenina because you don’t like big books and cannot lie, then I implore you to embrace these unusual times and break out of your reading comfort zone. You’ll be singing a different tune in no time!
Until next time bookish friends,
Katisha
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