Hello and Welcome! I noticed that your favorite book is "Anna Karenina". I tried to read this several years ago and found is so boring I had to give it up. I blame this on a bad translation of the book I was reading. Could you tell me which translation you read? I would like to give it an...

I was wondering what she is like, what she writes about, and if you would recommend her books, and which ones?!

How about American Wife? Don't let the name put you off, it's a masterful piece of literature

Hi there, I'm new to the forum. A New Zealander living in Australia, I don't know many people here and I'm looking forward to having others to discuss my books with! My favourite novels are Anna Karenina, (Tolstoy) Germinal, (Zola) Roots, (Alex Haley) The Odyssey, (Homer) and American Wife, by Curti...

Ooh I know this post is old but I'd like to post my favourites,

Anna Karenina -- Leo Tolstoy
Germinal -- Emile Zola
Roots -- Alex Haley
The Odyssey -- Homer
American Wife -- Curtis Sittenfeld

Has anyone read American Wife? I have just finished it and absolutely loved it, I'd love to talk about some aspects of it. For example -- ok start with the obscure, but -- what was the novel the grandma had been reading, near the beginning, when she read about heart of palm in a novel and wanted to ...