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War and Peace
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War and Peace, particularly this translation, is perhaps the best novel ever written. The historical sweep, punctuated by details of everyday life in the early 19th century Russia, is commanding. If there is one drawback to the novel, it is Tolstoy's increasingly repetitious philosophical musings about historical theory toward the end of the book.
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Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club)
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Some people say Anna Karenina is the single greatest novel ever written, which makes about as much sense to me as trying to determine the world's greatest color. But there is no doubt that Anna Karenina, generally considered Tolstoy's best book, is definitely one ripping great read. Anna, miserable in her loveless marriage, does the barel... »
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The Brothers Karamazov
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Some literary works are so sweeping in their vision, so penetrating in their understanding of the human condition and its psychology, so inexhaustible with respect to their spiritual insight that a reviewer feels quite small as he turns the last page and turns to comment.
Such is Dostoevsky's THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV. The three siblings, p... »
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The Master and Margarita
Surely no stranger work exists in the annals of protest literature than The Master and Margarita. Written during the Soviet crackdown of the 1930s,... »
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Night Watch
I'm not a Sci-Fi fan at all. I don't even look at that section of the bookstore. However, my husband loves sci-fi so I bought him this book and he finis... »
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Doctor Zhivago
Like others have said, this book does a great job at depicting what Russia was like during the revolution. Otherwise, the story is really hard to get into... »
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The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol
A quick note to counterbalance all of the glowing reviews. Of course, everybody has an opinion, and one can't argue with taste as they say, so let me pro... »
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Crime and Punishment (Signet Classics)
I can definately see why this book is a classic. Dostoyevesky writes with such intelligence and skill. It is as if you are viewing a murder from the min... »
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Heart of a Dog
This early novella from Mikhail Bulgakov, published in 1925, already shows the surreal comic genius that later produced The Master and Margarita, t... »
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