I am taking a break from it. I got to a long chapter about how Vronsky accidentally kills his racehorse and decided I needed a break from all those horrible people to read about other horrible people in 1940’s Berlin.
I am not sure if Tolstoy meant for his characters to be sympathetic or if I am actually supposed to hate all of them. The only mildly likeable one is Karenin and I think he is supposed to be the antagonist but I’m not sure.
At least I finally figured out why half the characters are being referred to as “prince” and “princess.” I was confused for a while because none of them appeared to be royalty.
My middle child is very into Russian literature. I can never figure out who I’m reading about because Russians use so many names for everyone.
Is it still football season?
I thought football season was finally over.
Why do you torture yourself with Tolstoy? Aren’t there any applicable Cliff notes?