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Thoughts on Anna Karenina

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Tommy Dixon
Feb 06, 2026
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Kolesov Anna Karenina

Recently I finished reading Anna Karenina, arguably Tolstoy’s best work and one of the greatest novels ever written.

Here are my brief and scattered and half-finished impressions:

  • One of the best opening lines of all time: “All happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

  • I don’t think I’ve ever resonated…

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