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Anna Karenina, Part 4 Chapters 6-10 Haikus

Laurel Osterkamp · March 25, 2023

Get ready! It's time to pour the vodka, talk politics, and compare your bear-hunting stories. That's right! Stiva and Dolly (definitely the two most fun characters) are having a dinner party. The only problem? Levin and Alexey (definitely the two least fun characters) are both invited. But Levin has some moments of levity, and Stiva out does himself being everyone's favorite guy. Plus, Levin and Kitty are reunited. Could love be in the air? Stay …

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Anna Karenina Part 4, chapters 1-4 Haikus

Laurel Osterkamp · March 17, 2023

Nobody is happy at the beginning of part 4, and unfortunately, things are only going to get worse. Vronsky has a bad time showing a prince around The prince is a snob Brainless beef! Am I like that? #mindset #loveyourself 2. Vronsky has a run-in with Alexey, and Anna looks deep into Vronsky’s eyes If we continue Your rosy picture must match Who you really are. 3. Anna and Vronsky question why …

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Fabulous Feminist Writers: Eve Babitz

Laurel Osterkamp · March 10, 2023

Late in her life, Eve Babitz became both a cultural and a feminist icon. But for decades, she was overlooked, dismissed even. I see her as the Dorothy Parker of her time. Eve Babitz was author, artist, and socialite whose writing style has been widely acclaimed for its wit and insightfulness. She was best known for her works of non-fiction, including Sex and Rage and Slow Days, Fast Company, as well as her collections of short stories, L.A. Woman, Black Swans, and …

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Anna Karenina Haikus, part 3, chapters 21-32

Laurel Osterkamp · March 7, 2023

  The last third of part three is mostly about whether Levin can outdo himself with gloominess and being self-involved.

Spoiler Alert: He can!

Even when he realizes that his brother is dying, Levin is more worried about his existential reckoning with mortality than with his brother's life. There are a couple of dramatic chapters about Anna and the fate of her marriage, but there's more about Levin and his ideas on farming. So, I did us all a favor and condensed those …

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Anna Karenina Haikus: Part 3, ch 16-20

Laurel Osterkamp · February 27, 2023

I guess these chapters focus on the hypocrisy of the rich. That's what I get from it; also, they're superficial. But does that mean that Anna and Vronsky's love is also superficial? The jury is still out. Anna struggles to answer Alexey’s letter I tried to love him But he’s split my soul in two Misery’s my mate. Anna “escapes” to Betsy’s croquet party Where’s Vronsky? My needs Include seeing him. Yet he’s Somewhere without me.   …

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