leo tolstoy – Terry Gorry

The problem with audiobooks

I am a huge fan of audiobooks and I have one on the go all the time for a couple of years now. But recently I think I have noticed a flaw. It won’t stop me from continuing to listen to audiobooks-I most certainly will-but I will be aware of a small problem. Let me… Continue reading The problem with audiobooks

What I am reading at the moment

I am reading ‘Resurrection’ by Leo Tolstoy and listening to ‘The Power and the Glory’ by Graham Greene at the moment. ‘Resurrection’ is Tolstoy’s last long novel and is supposed to be a panoramic look at Russia at the end of the 19th century. The book’s main character is a well to do, wealthy Prince… Continue reading What I am reading at the moment

Why I must reread Anna Karenina

I recently finished reading ‘Anna Karenina’ by Leo Tolstoy. I enjoyed it but found it long and boring in parts. I was perplexed by this as I had read, prior to taking up the book, that some people were of the opinion that this was the greatest novel ever written. Even allowing for the subjectivity… Continue reading Why I must reread Anna Karenina

Persisting with “Anna Karenina”, and I will miss it when completed

I am still listening to “Anna Karenina” and will probably miss it when I have finished. It has gone on, in my ears, in my daily life for what seems months now. This is not, note, a book that could be described as a ‘page turner’. I put my wife onto it, and she also… Continue reading Persisting with “Anna Karenina”, and I will miss it when completed