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Tolstoy Lied
Tolstoy Lied: A Love Story | Rachel Kadish
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In Anna Karenina, Tolstoy famously wrote, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This celebrated maxim seems questionable at best to literature professor Tracy Farber. If Tolstoy is to be taken at his word, only unhappiness is interesting; happiness is predictable and bland. Tracy secretly nurtures an unusual project: proving that happiness can be uniquely interesting, in literature and in life. Although challenging the masterly Tolstoy creates a potential threat to her job security, Tracy is confident. After all, she’s her own perfect example -- content with friends and work and satisfied to be single at age thirty-three. But then she meets George, who will sweep her off her feet and challenge all of her theories. When love proves more complicated than Tracy had imagined, she struggles to find happiness in a way that fulfills both her head and her heart.
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Butterfinger
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Brilliant. Kadish uses classic literature to describe the ups and downs of new love, politics of an academic department, and the relationship between a mentor and her advisee all while the mentor plans for her tenure promotion. Loved the quotes. Loved the literary elements used to push the story. Just a fascinating author.

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REPollock
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I love that Rachel Kadish writes books about women who don‘t show up in fiction much. The academic drama in this is spot on, at times exhaustingly so, and I didn‘t figure out the reveal ahead of time. Not for everyone, but well-done.

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REPollock
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As a resolutely single woman in academia, I am really looking forward to reading this.

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JacintaMCarter
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I realize that this is subtitled "A Love Story," but the romance aspect of it kind of bothered me. I enjoyed reading about the main character's career, and I loved her interactions with her friends. In my opinion, this good novel would have been even better if the focus had been on the main character as strong and independent, rather than dragging in a romantic relationship.

Tcip I completely and 100% agree 7y
minkyb A common problem. 7y
josie281 You read my mind 7y
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