Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

23 reviews

natgoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death

thewrongalice's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: War and Xenophobia

bookish_bry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Overall I enjoyed Anna Karenina. It had a lot of interesting and complex characters. I found each of them being my favorite at different points in the novel (except Vronsky whom I did not particularly like) and I found myself annoyed with them at different times. 

The foreshadowing was done great. I especially liked how

trains were constantly mentioned throughout the book foreshadowing Anna's eventual suicide. The horse metaphor was also pretty well done.

 

It did drag in some places, though really what can you expect from a book of this length, and while I understood the strategy behind the last part

after Anna's suicide, Levin's revelation wasn't particularly interesting to me. I actually disagree with the choice to not share his spiritual thoughts with Kitty and think that could have been a more satisfying ending to me personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Classism and Grief

Minor: Antisemitism, War, and Sexism

Most of this book revolves around adultery and suicidal thoughts and actions.

edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Drug abuse, and Medical content

katybradley888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: War and Violence

rokinjaguar's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s hard for me to pay very close attention when I listen to an audiobook, so I’m sure I missed some stuff. 
Anna’s affair was really well-written, especially

the toxicity and insecurity in the relationship

. I’ve experienced something similar (in a very minor way) and it felt very familiar. 
Levin’s story was a bit hit or miss with me. Often nothing was really happening, but I do like his complicated character, and

the ending was very sweet and wholesome with him finding God and seeing the world through new eyes

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Very very slow, pace yourself, but an interesting journey into people’s psychology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

annasbookreviews's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol

demo's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

An excellent book occasionally spoiled by Tolsoy's tendency towards the driest didacticism .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Animal death

nostalgiareader's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Death and Death of parent