Ep. 165 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy -- The Stacks Book Club (Jenny Lee)

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Today is The Stacks Book Club day and we’re finally discussing Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy with author Jenny Lee. Jenny’s books Anna K and Anna K Away are modern day retellings of Anna Karenina which makes her the perfect person to do a deep dive into this mega-novel. Please be warned there are a lot of spoilers in the episode. Also, a huge thank you to everyone who read along with us, it's no small feat, and we’re honored you took the time to read along with us!

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0:00.0	If you love the stacks, you're going to love Lit Society.
0:02.6	Lit Society is the weekly book podcast hosted by best friends,
0:05.8	Kari and Alexis.
0:07.2	Within each episode, they dive into a spoiler-filled discussion
0:10.7	of a different book.
0:11.8	Reading everything from fiction to nonfiction,
0:14.3	romance to mystery, they even give you dramatic readings
0:17.2	of their favorite passages, complete with sound effects.
0:19.8	They're doing a lot more than we are around here.
0:21.9	Lit Society is hilarious and feels like a night out
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0:25.6	Isn't it time for you to take a break from your routine
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0:32.2	wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:34.5	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:42.9	Welcome to the stacks, a podcast about books
0:44.9	and the people who read them.
0:46.1	I'm your host, Tracy Thomas, and it is the stacks book club day,
0:49.9	and the wait is finally over.
0:52.3	We are diving headfirst into our first ever Russian classic.
0:57.0	That's right, it is Anna Karenina time.
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