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Anna Karenina Haikus

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I'm reading Anna Karenina so you don't have to. Here you'll find my recaps, analysis (with a touch of humor) and some pivotal scenes rewritten with a modern tone and first person POV.

Anna Karenina, Part 4 Chapters 6-10 Haikus

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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

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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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Anna Karenina Haikus, part 3, chapters 21-32

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  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

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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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Anna Karenina Haikus, Part 3, ch 11-15

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I'm so behind! I have a good reason though, and it's because I've been working hard to polish my next novel, set to be released December 2023 (more on that later.) Anyway, here's a few new haikus, picking up where we left off. Not a huge amount happens, but Levin's feelings when sees Kitty in the carriage makes me like more.   Levin turns to the peasants for help with farming and love Turned to an old man for the truth about the …

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