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janus21's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
leggup's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a soap opera! How is this not more popular than War and Peace? It's just as well written, minus all of the boring war bits. Tolstoy is the master of subtle interpersonal relationships. You will at the same time love and hate and know Anna to the core.
I am so glad that the ending was never ruined for me.
I am so glad that the ending was never ruined for me.
morgainlafeye's review against another edition
2.0
Beautifully written and thoroughly engrossing. I struggled with this book, though, because I feel it wasn't about Anna, I felt it was Levin who had the best story arc. I felt that it was Levin who had his dreams punctured and who ended up as a real human being, while Anna never really developed. Her reactions feel forced and shallow.
daphnevisser93's review
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The writer cannot write women
shards23's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My favorite book of all time. Nobody can write emotions that feel as familiar as Tolstoy's depictions of his characters' innermost thoughts. A towering literary genius, unmatched to this day in my opinion.
rsimizon's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jess_mango's review
4.0
The COVID-19 self-isolation finally gave me an opportunity to read Anna Karenina, which has been sitting unread on my shelf for probably close to a decade. I am glad that I finally got a chance to read it. I enjoyed the story but felt it was probably a couple of hundred pages too long.
19th century Russia. Anna is in a loveless marriage and enters into an affair. There is a lot of discussion of politics and philosophizing. If the story had been a bit more focused I probably would have enjoyed it more.
19th century Russia. Anna is in a loveless marriage and enters into an affair. There is a lot of discussion of politics and philosophizing. If the story had been a bit more focused I probably would have enjoyed it more.