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Reflections on completing Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina and my connection to Levin, the novel’s tragic core, and the force of its characters.

Tolstoy’s contrasts in Part Six made me think about steadiness, restlessness, and the fragile ways we try to find balance.

Marriage adjustments, travel, and the weight of unfinished decisions in Part Five of Anna Karenina.

A deep dive into Part Four of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, exploring Anna’s emotional unraveling, Vronsky’s growing isolation, and Levin’s ongoing moral and existential search. This reflection examines the consequences of love, societal judgment, and personal choices in one of literature’s greatest classics.

Reflections on Levin’s search for purpose, Kitty’s quiet growth, and the emotional undercurrents of Vronsky and Anna’s affair in Part Three of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina.

Reflections on rereading *The Great Gatsby* during its centennial year and what it still reveals about ambition, loneliness, and the American Dream

Reflections on Anna's conflict, Vronsky's selfishness, Levin's authenticity, and Kitty's collapse in Part Two of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.

Reflections on rereading *The Old Man and the Sea* in one sitting and what it reveals in midlife

Personal reflections and literary analysis of Part One of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, focusing on the themes of charm, betrayal, endurance, and honesty through the experiences of Stiva, Dolly, and Levin. Written from a modern perspective and enriched by group discussion, this post explores how Tolstoy’s characters navigate emotional compromise and societal expectations.