“I am reading Anna Karenina right now. I am devouring it. It's crazy good!”
“Did you ever hear what inspired Tolstoy to write that book?” the old man said.
“No, but I did hear that Leo considered it his first real novel. He didn’t think 'War And Peace' was a real piece of fiction.”
“Yeah, he thought it was a historical piece; but, anyway, Anna Karenina!” the old man said, with excitement in his eyes, “Tolstoy really saw a woman jump in front of a train and die!”
“. . . Max, is that how the book ends??”
“. . .”
“Damnit, Max! I didn’t know the ending! Is that really how it ends??”
“. . .”
“Well, shit.”
". . . It's one of the most famous books of all time."
"Yeah, but I didn't know the ending!"
". . ."
-CH
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