Amy W. (Trinity7202) reviewed on 1/9/2008 + 25 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

At first I was struck by the way Tolstoy referred to the characters in the book, he would alternate between their formal names, their less formal names then finally their affectionate nicnames. Almost without realizing it, he is changing the way you view that character and the situation they are in just by the name he calls them by. I liked that a lot.
I found my opinion of the female characters vacillating between like, love, disgust, empathy. In all of them I was able to identify myself in some of their behavior and feelings. Of course, no one really likes a mirror showing them their true selves so I struggled with that aspect of the story. The book itself was wonderfully written and I enjoyed all of it. I know that some people complained of the sections about husbandry and the politics but both interested me a great deal and I think gave a much more rounded picture of life and the struggles they faced in Russia at that time. His discriptions werent overly flowery but just perfect enough for you to shape pictures in your mind. Ill have to re-read it another time to get a full picture of the book, there is so many events and people to digest that I think it is impossible to get it all in one reading.

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