Leo Tolstoy’s Top 5 Characters, Ranked
There are few writers whose legacies loom as large as the page counts of their most famous works; that’s why talking Leo Tolstoy can be almost as frightening as reading his works. Just uttering the titles of War and Peace or Anna Karenina can inspire traumatized flashbacks in those who encountered these behemoths before they were ready for them. But it’s not the length of his novels that inspire many to call Tolstoy not just one of the greatest writers ever, but the greatest writer ever; in large part, that’s due to his ability to write unforgettable characters. In celebration of his 185th birthday, here are his top five. … Read More
A couple of weeks ago, The New York Times magazine published a harrowing account of a journey in Somalia that went seriously awry. A Canadian 20-something named Amanda Lindhout had gone there to work as a freeance journalist. But soon after she arrived, she and her ex-boyfriend, Nigel Brennan, were kidnapped and held for ransom. Because their families were not wealthy, Lindhout and Brennan were held for almost 400 days. As you can imagine, they were starved and abused physically and, in Lindhout’s case, sexually. In the most harrowing scene, Lindhout one day manages to escape out a bathroom window, and runs to a nearby mosque. … Read More
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