This book is absurd-sexist, racist, totally impossible-but a heck of a good read. Surprisingly well-written, too.

This book is absurd-sexist, racist, totally impossible-but one heck of a good read. Surprisingly well-written too.

Honestly, I’ll never read this book. Instead I read, from the 2008 list, Volume 1 (The Wreath) of Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset.

If you decide to read this, I suggest you stop 50 pages before the end and make up your own ending. It will certainly be better and more appropriate than the ending Suarez came up with.

Rabbit is far from admirable, yet I feel compelled to read the rest of the series to find out if he is able to make something worthwhile out of his life. Though I can’t say I like him, I find him one of the most compelling characters I’ve read about thanks, of course, to Updike’s brilliant writing.

Actually, I didn’t read this book. Instead, I read “Animal’s People” by Indra Sinha. It is the last book in the 2008 edition. It’s a great novel—read it! Since I am 70 and have over 700 books to go, I decided to keep tally on just the one list. So if I read 1001 books total combining both lists, I’ll still get into heaven, won’t I?
Gerry C. in San Miguel de Allende

Finished this today. Some of it was great and some was a struggle. Loved Anna’s story. Loved the Levin/Kitty love story. Got real bored with Russian provincial politics and especially with all of Levin’s stuff about farming in 19th century Russia. Learned more about that subject than I really wanted to know.

I’m cheating. I didn’t really read this-it’s 10 volumes only in Korean. Instead I read 2666 by Roberto Bolono-almost like reading Korean and almost 900 pages. So sue me!

Would be even better as a comic book/graphic novel. It’s all visual. Characters are about .01 inches deep.

Too many names and dates—too confusing! And a book about poets and poetry without a single line of poetry? I don’t think so. Very disappointing.