Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy · first published 1876
Mentioned 10 time(s) by 9 guest(s).
Steven Brunton on Lex Fridman Podcast (2026-10-26): mention
“…So I’m reminded of the opening line for Anna Karenina. You know, every happy family is happy in the same way…”
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Tara Seshan on Lenny's Podcast (2026-08-30): mention
“…That's the only way to read something like The Power Broker or War and Peace or even Anna Karenina.…”
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Tara Seshan on Lenny's Podcast (2026-08-30): recommend
“…Another book that I might recommend as a book that people should read, I really love Anna Karenina…”
AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI’s product lead)
Dan Shipper on Lenny's Podcast (2025-07-17): mention
“…that's one of the things you'll find in Anna Karenina…”
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Hilary Gridley on Lenny's Podcast (2025-06-15): mention
“…literally that's the book that I'm bringing on vacation with me tomorrow…”
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Nabeel S. Qureshi on Lenny's Podcast (2025-05-11): recommend
“…My favorite novel is Anna Karenina, and I would recommend that everyone read Erica.…”
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Greg McKeown on The Tim Ferriss Show (2024-02-03): mention
“…Was it Anna Karenina, you know, opened with the brilliant line…”
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John Cutler on Lenny's Podcast (2023-01-15): mention
“…In Anna Karenina, Tolstoy is basically the like, "The dysfunctional families are all different and the happy families are the same,"…”
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Rabbi Sacks on The Tim Ferriss Show (2020-08-30): mention
“…right up there with Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina…”
Elizabeth Gilbert on The Tim Ferriss Show (2020-05-18): recommend
“…that's Anna Karenina and it's Madame Bovary and it's Hedda Gabler, and it's Daisy Miller, all of those novels written by men…”