Android Karenina is Anna Karenina's personal Class III robot. And of course, every fashionable member of society has one. In Android Karenina, Winters mixes the tumultuous Russian tale of Anna Karenina with a steampunk-inspired version of 19th century Russia with, most notably, robots. He continues the Quirk tradition with as much irrelevant silliness that the name suggests. Anyway, up until now, this was my entire relationship with Tolstoy and Russian literature, so I was hoping that the genuineness at Quirk could inject some exciting new life into the story and make it into something I would actually want to read (even though I found Tolstoy to be a somewhat odd choice for a mash-up).Sense and Sensibility co-author Ben H. What is it with Russian literature and being super-long and super-depressing? Maybe it had something to do with living in such a cold, dark country. I don't remember much about the plot itself -only that the entire thing was incredibly dreary, dramatic and well, depressing. I did, however, get to see a theatrical version put on by my high school's drama department. I admit that I've never read Leo Tolstoy's classic Anna Karenina. But when their scandalous affair gets mixed up with dangerous futuristic villainy, the ensuing chaos threatens to rip apart their lives, their families, and-just maybe-all of planet Earth. Restless to forge her own destiny in this fantastic modern life, the bold noblewoman Anna and her enigmatic Android Karenina abandon a loveless marriage to seize passion with the daring, handsome Count Vronsky. It is a world humming with high-powered groznium engines: where debutantes dance the 3D waltz in midair, mechanical wolves charge into battle alongside brave young soldiers, and robots-miraculous, beloved robots!-are the faithful companions of everyone who’s anyone. Now, Tolstoy’s timeless saga of love and betrayal is transported to an awesomer version of 19th-century Russia. It’s been called the greatest novel ever written. lives up to its promise to make Tolstoy ‘awesomer.’”- The Onion AV Club Leo Tolstoy meets robots in this “creepy, thrilling, and highly enjoyable” sci-fi mashup of the classic Russian novel Anna Karenina ( Library Journal).
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