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It was so great to hear your thoughts on one of my favorite series of all time. Thank you for doing this!

I really enjoyed this review and book discussion!!

Thank you

Great job

On that point of the boys from their childhood: even Nino, who had a critical view of his father's actions, couldn't escape from becoming him... I guess only the women in this series are able to escape the previous generation...

Thank you for this video, I've really enjoyed it! Loving this book and all that it means :)

Another great discussion! (just doing some book journalling and came here from your Middlemarch video) I definitely enjoyed this book, but I probably won't seek out any more sensational novels, other than for pure enjoyment. I ultimately prefer the deeper works like Middlemarch. I loved Marian, loved to hate the Count, and found their relationship intriguing. I also loved Uncle Fairlie, lol. As you said, he was so Austinesque, and his audiobook narrator was delightfully over the top and had me laughing through most of his section.

Excellent discussion! You were much kinder to Rosamond than I, lol.

I watched the HBO series L amiga brillante it was superb now going to read the books

Great video! Loved the end about how much we end up projecting on Klara

After your discussion video on Book 1, I was really looking forward to this! Please keep making them!!

just finished and here I am

Excellent analysis! Lots of original insights and great advice for people who plan to read it.

Thanks for this. When I first read this in my twenties, remember feeling this was the greatest book I'd read after Wuthering Heights.

I love this book! read it last year, but now watching your video you brought points that I didnt pick up back then Really enjoyed your analysis!

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I really loved your discussion and breakdown of the novel. Thank your for making this video and sharing your insights with us :)

watching this cuz i had to read this for school and read like nothing, preciate it

I read this recently. I thought it was very well written and the story tugged at my heart strings. Ultimately I did not like it because of the underlying distopian world that these characters lived in. Keep up your good work.

one of my favorites growing up, thanks for putting a spotlight on it.

brilliant. what edition is this?

我邻居推荐我看的这个书，他说他觉得这个书对亚洲小孩子没有那么偏见。其实我还是挺喜欢这本书的，温柔的文风啊，而且有声书是作者自己读的，还读的挺好的。但是我觉得作者可能和我不是一个类型，因为他好像比较Billie Eilish还有Taylor Swift，其实我也挺喜欢的，就是我的歌单哈，喜欢的东西还要更不同一些

So enjoyed your discussion on Tom Lake! My first Anne Patchett book, but won’t be my last!

Thank you for this, I had a book project about this specific book and I was honestly very confused throughout the read 😭🤣

love those early detective novels

This was great, thanks!

refuse to read this book. I had a lot of hope for it, but it turned out to be a horror in the first pages. It includes multiple characters, who engage in conversations with endless disconnected descriptions that make you feel like you're on a roller coaster at the end of which you feel like you haven't understood anything. On page number 25 I gave up on this book. I have lost all my interest. Personally, and with all due respect, it is a horrible attempt at literature. 

I found the book captivating, fascinating and so relatable. The way Tolstoy writes, going back and forth between character conversations, and their innermost thoughts, is brilliant. Levin was by far the most enjoyable, multifaceted, and emotionally intelligent character. By today's standards, I believe Anna would be considered bipolar and an addict.

i love how much I hated Alex. There were so many times I was like “she’s finally about to get what she deserves.”

Thank you for sharing! I’m looking forward to reading Bluets myself.

Loved to hear your thoughts on this collection as I’m thinking of picking up a copy myself.

Caroline, you are so astute. I read Tom Lake and loved it, but your analysis revealed why I loved it and how it was done. So glad I subscribe to your channel. Bel Canto was the first Ann Patchett I read, years ago. I highly recommend it.

Mind sharing which edition of Pale Fire this is? It's beautiful and I've been searching everywhere and can't find it!

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I enjoyed listening to your views of one of my favorite novels. ❤👍😊 Edith Wharton also weaves into the storyline the language of flowers. During Victorian times people used flowers to express their emotions. May favors and is represented by lily of the valley (lilies = purity) Yellow roses were often sent by a man to a woman whom he desired as his mistress (Red roses for deep passionate love) etc., etc.. I think that the subject of spousal abuse is larger than modern readers realize. For centuries people stayed married, even if they were not happy being married. Those with money had the luxury of living in different homes or wings of a very large home. Others made due with separate beds (not uncommon among the rich, even when they were happy together) unwritten codes of what to- or not to- discuss, etc. to be able to maintain a level of respect within the home; especially if the couple had children. However, a violent spouse is often a possessive, selfish and domineering spouse who will not allow his (or her) partner to live in peace within a wing of the family's massive house[1] Ellen Olenska's husband, Count Olenska, probably did not want to let go of Ellen's dowry payments; so he sent his representative to try to persuade her to come back to Europe. Conversely, had she divorced him, not only would her and the representative (secretary) be dragged through the mud; the regular remittances would have dried up. That is, unless Count Olenska could prove that it was her who broke the marriage vows. *Either divorced* *or married, but living separately; it was Ellen who was going to bear the brunt of a courts and society's condemnation.* _____________________________ 1.) This happens even in this age in UK to people with titles, primogeniture, large estates and divorce. If the couple divorce and split the assets; the entire estate (and the oldest son's ability to keep the estate running, when he inherits it) goes down the tubes because it has to be kept intact for it to function and be sustainable) So, they often live in different wings of those huge houses.

I had seen the movie years ago and loved it and wanted to read the book too but for some reason I couldn’t. Recently I was blessed to gain entry to the book and was amazed how different everything was this time. Part of it was that books and movies are usually very different but this much? Some of it must have been me. But yes you touched on many different valid points that were mostly positive. But on the negative side, for example characters, especially the first character of a novel usually have a ton of redeeming qualities even though, at times they are down right villains. Here, I thought that most characters were “oh so nice!” One could not see the harsh ugly face of truth most of the time. Most everyone was goody goodies. Remember now that these are royalties.worse yet poor Anna commits suicide and the book goes on and even the main character changes to Levin, a land lord who is very nice!! He also happens to find God after he gets the rich princes and falls in love with Anna for two seconds! No I gave this book 3 stars on good reads. Sorry Tolstoy

I call it the skittles section because all romance books are the colors of a bag of skIttles

The teacher said that she would fail Sidney if he didn't have the sexual encounter with her thats power dynamics.

Good point about Anna’s morphine addiction. I remember thinking that when I read it but you’re the first I’ve heard mention it on TH-cam.

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