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Tolstoy articulates the tragedy wrought by sin with a subtlety that rivals Dostoevsky. War and Peace is certainly an accomplishment, but I think this is the better work. In Levin I am reminded of Ivan and Alyosha Karamazov. When looking at the sky, he says "Don't I know that it is infinite space and not a round vault?...despite my knowledge of infinite space, I am undoubtedly right when I see a firm blue vault, more right than when I strain to see beyond it...can this be faith? My God, thank you
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If this book wouldn't turn anyone off of marriage, I don't know what would.
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