![]() The original had big sections of politics that I skimmed through, but this version cut all that out. " I actually preferred this version to Tolstoy's original. And I don't think you need to have read Anna Karenina to appreciate it, or like sci-fi either. " Overall a good adaptation of the original story but the themes started getting slightly repetitive by the end. Part of the book can be hard to read, but it does pick up the pace in certain areas. It did motivate me to revisit the original "Anna Karenina". I haven't read Anna Karenina yet but Android Karenina actually made more excited about finally getting to it. The story flowed and if you didn't know that it was a Quirk Classic you'd think it was meant to have androids. " Steanpunk!, Romance!, aliens!, and Tolstoy! What's not to love about book. Alas, whether or not it's got reptilian aliens, groznium and Russian-style steampunk, this will not end happily. Winters would have tacked on a happier ending. " If you, like I do, love a book in the "steampunk" genre try this new one by Ben Winters. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.Romance and heartache still go hand in hand with this classic and I look forward to Quirk's next endeavor." Questioning our reliance on technology was a great eye opener for me. "I liked the twist of adding robots to the story of Anna Karenina, but beyond that Winters even updates the social statement. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Their passions alone would be enough to consume them-but when a secret cabal of radical scientific revolutionaries launches an attack on Russian high society’s high-tech lifestyle, our heroes must fight back with all their courage, all their gadgets, and all the power of a sleek new cyborg model like nothing the world has ever seen. These four, yearning for true love, live in a steampunk-inspired 19th century of mechanical butlers, extraterrestrial-worshiping cults, and airborne debutante balls. As in the original novel, the story follows two relationships: the tragic adulterous romance of Anna Karenina and Count Alexei Vronsky, and the much more hopeful marriage of Nikolai Levin and Kitty Shcherbatskaya. ![]()
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