Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Reading the Russians


The Anna Karenina Fix:  Life Lessons from Russian Literature
By Viv  Groskop
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Growing up the author looked at her unusual name and decided it may have a Russian origin.  Thus began her obsession with Russia, the language, the people and the books.  In each chapter she looks at one of the classic Russian works and talks about the author, it’s history and the lessons that can be learned from reading it.  She also intersperses the discussion with her own time in Russia and coming to terms with her own identity.  I really enjoyed this book.  It is humorous, fascinating and easily readable.  I have only read a couple of these books but it doesn’t matter and I now know which other works of Russian literature to add to my list.  I received a digital ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

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