Wow. Spectacular.

Read the first 10 chapters, got lost and confused with the plot and setting and characters. Gave up.

I was expecting greatness and this really disappointed me. I usually finish books, but this put me off reading completely. I really wanted to like this, but I couldn't.

Long but good

It was amazing how this pages took me to other time and places.

An epic love story of love and loss. Teaches us about true love, and the allusion of love. In ways a tragedy, but left us with the opportunity for hope of a better life.

This is now one of my favorite books of all time. It’s so well written. Every character is so thoroughly developed in a way I’ve never come across. You’re privy to their inmost thoughts and feelings with such frankness and honesty that you understand and empathize with them on a deeper level… it’s like a mirror - you can’t help but recognize parts of yourself in them all at various times in your life. You’ve had those same experiences from various perspectives… you’ve been in all their shoes in one way or another and if you’d ever been honest with yourself you’d have to admit you felt just the same way, thought just the same things, and acted just like that - flattering or not. You’ll see parts of every relationship you’ve ever had in the story of each couple. Beyond that there’s much of the social and political climate of the era in Russia that strikes a chord and accurately reflects the landscape of America today. It feels so… current.

Epic narratives.

Tolstoy is a genius beyond comprehension, melding brilliant artistry with profound philosophical inquiry, all in a beautifully readable and compelling narrative.

It is the Garnett translation for those wondering