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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
For the title being ”Anna Karenina”, Anna Karenina is surprisingly little in this book. Which is unfortunate, because she was an icon. A mentally ill icon.
Thank God I read this over the span of one month instead of trying to read it in like five days. Although it did kind of put me in a book slump.
I really enjoyed it, although some of the political and philosophical talks bored me a bit. Probably profound and interesting at the time, but I didn’t really care. Perhaps if I knew more about Russia during the 19th century I’d find the politics more interesting.
Also,watching Levin going through an existential crisis for almost 800 pages only for him to find the meaning of life in God. Disappointing 😔
Thank God I read this over the span of one month instead of trying to read it in like five days. Although it did kind of put me in a book slump.
I really enjoyed it, although some of the political and philosophical talks bored me a bit. Probably profound and interesting at the time, but I didn’t really care. Perhaps if I knew more about Russia during the 19th century I’d find the politics more interesting.
Also,
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-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
First book to make me hardcore cry
I kind of have mixed feeling about this book. I absolutely loved the first half the other half was at times boring for me. I quite expected extreme details of incidents in the book looking at the bulkiness of the book but at times i wanted to just skip the parts.
As per the characters, no question on Tolstoy's beautiful detailed presentation of each character through out the book. While i adored Anna so much the ending just blew me out..... I can't decide if i love Anna or dislike her.
I do not agree with people saying Karenin as a villain in the story but i also did not like how he stood on the way of Anna's happiness.
The 800 pages book failed to give me an explanation on many scenarios like
1. Why Anna became so paranoid at the end of story. Was she mentally troubled?
2. She loved Vronsky but why couldn't she adore little Annie the way she adored Sereza?
As per the characters, no question on Tolstoy's beautiful detailed presentation of each character through out the book. While i adored Anna so much the ending just blew me out..... I can't decide if i love Anna or dislike her.
I do not agree with people saying Karenin as a villain in the story but i also did not like how he stood on the way of Anna's happiness.
The 800 pages book failed to give me an explanation on many scenarios like
1. Why Anna became so paranoid at the end of story. Was she mentally troubled?
2. She loved Vronsky but why couldn't she adore little Annie the way she adored Sereza?
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I just could not stay focused on this book and could not care about the characters
This was a lot. And it's a lot of good. I only came close to "liking" one of these people, but many were interesting enough to keep me engaged. I previously read War and Peace, and like that one, this one uses these folks and their dramas as a vessel for some very inspired thoughts, worded beautifully.
3.5
My personal opinion; Russian slice of life drama in the late 1800's mixed with commentary on society, morality as well of philosophical nature.
It's not a bad read, but it is a very dense/long and at times very meandering read! I admit I might have had too high/different expactations for it when I started the book. It's a lot more slice of life than I believed it to be at first.
If this is not your jam; my personal recommendation is, don't read it and waste your time on 800+ pages.
My personal opinion; Russian slice of life drama in the late 1800's mixed with commentary on society, morality as well of philosophical nature.
It's not a bad read, but it is a very dense/long and at times very meandering read! I admit I might have had too high/different expactations for it when I started the book. It's a lot more slice of life than I believed it to be at first.
If this is not your jam; my personal recommendation is, don't read it and waste your time on 800+ pages.
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
A re-read from my late teens, so I wasn't sure how my perspective would change. I had intended to do a chapter a day readalong but I was so immersed in the writing and the story that I just kept reading.
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes