tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post9113879337838707549..comments2024-02-26T13:12:10.143-05:00Comments on Lizok's Bookshelf: Anna Karenina and American PresidentsLisa C. Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-78261148773137633062009-07-26T16:12:00.734-04:002009-07-26T16:12:00.734-04:00Thank you for commenting on this, rootlesscosmo. I...Thank you for commenting on this, rootlesscosmo. I also found, Roosevelt's impressions of the book interesting, particularly his mention of his admiration for Tolstoy's writing.Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-71693737587991549852009-07-26T02:00:54.725-04:002009-07-26T02:00:54.725-04:00Interesting that Theodore Roosevelt though Anna wa...Interesting that Theodore Roosevelt though Anna was "in a certain sense insane." I read long ago a reference to a letter in which Tolstoy said the kernel of the story was "a woman of good standing <i>who has completely lost her way.</i>" It's not the same thing as "lost her mind," not by a long way,. but still there's a striking echo, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com