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Anna K by Jenny Lee

2 reviews

kimveach's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sex, drugs, and other misbehavior from the young, rich, and vapid.  It was a little dull at first since I knew the story of Anna Karenina, but it ended up being better than I expected as I grew to know the characters.  I enjoyed the difference in the ending from the classic.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Self harm, Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Addiction, Classism, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Medical content, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Grief

samchase112's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Every happy teenage girl is the same, while every unhappy teenage girl is miserable in her own special way.

This was a solid read. If you're not familiar, this book is a retelling of Anna Karenina (the classic Russian epic) which takes place in the rich upper society of New York. And when I say retelling, I mean pretty much to the T. The plot is followed fairly religiously, the characters are just as unbearably terrible (but in a good way?), and very similar questions are explored. Seriously, the lifestyle these characters lead is pretty terrible to read about, because yes, their lives are insane and filled with extreme expectations and extreme downfalls, but at the same time every single one of them (besides Dustin/Levin and Kitty, the real mvps) takes their life and wealth for granted. I will say that I enjoyed Anna more here than in the original, probably because she was a teenager and thus more forgiven for her mistakes than, say, a grown woman with children who she neglects for a young hot Vronsky. There were some great twists to the story, especially at the end, and everything tied together well. When I think back to Anna Karenina, however, I will remember my experience with the original and likely forget about this (well done, perfectly fine) retelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexism, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Grief, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Car accident, and Bullying

Minor: Antisemitism and Adult/minor relationship