The white patch on the black cat

month

April 2011

On page 400 of "Anna Karenina". I question the...

Yes, the characters are relatable, and the story is interesting. BUT. It’s just bad to write dozens of pages of social commentary, not even subtly but by making your side characters debate about social conditions. It’s as if Tolstoy thought, “OK, I will write about this woman making a choice between her husband and a lover. But that’s a rather frilly and feminine subject. I...