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cappuccino_yuki_teddy's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
sanjana_the_book_station's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
whysoserious's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Anna has blatantly got borderline personality disorder - Tolstoy may not have known to call it that, but it oozes out of her every pore.
I didn't find many of the characters likeable. Oblonsky was fun enough. Kitty was harmless. Levin on the other hand - ergh! What a sop! Me, me ,me... my place in the world, philosophy blah blah blah.
Tolstoy could have snipped off 100 pages and it would have been a perfect 5 star outing. He went on a bit too long about fields, harvesting and peasants for me though.
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, and Terminal illness
Minor: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
b_shiara's review against another edition
- 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
1.0
This books was insufferable. No need to say anything else, just INSUFFERABLE
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: War
pejahanako's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Minor: War and Racism
tortugacomegalletas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity
rokinjaguar's review against another edition
- 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
Anna’s affair was really well-written, especially
Levin’s story was a bit hit or miss with me. Often nothing was really happening, but I do like his complicated character, and
Very very slow, pace yourself, but an interesting journey into people’s psychology.
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
uss_mary_shelley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Antisemitism
chelsaat's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
I finally finished this chonk of a classic! I started this several years ago and hit a wall when I got to the farming section in Part 3. Thanks to a book club I finally braved picking it up again and had a much better time this go round.
When Tolstoy hits, he hits. All of the drama and heartache surrounding Anna and Vronksy…perfection. I just wish we saw more of the titular character throughout the book!! Nothing hit me harder than the tragedy at the end of Part 7. Tolstoy’s depiction of a deadly thought spiral was so realistic it gave me chills.
Levin, on the other hand, exhausted the hell out of me. The only time I enjoyed him was in Part 7, when he’s trying to overcome his anxiety in Society and makes a few comedic blunders. Other than that, his constant moodiness and inner monologues about his faith crisis were just so uninteresting to me. Kitty is a saint for tolerating him, honestly.
Overall though, I’m glad I read this. It doesn’t need to be 800+ pages, but I enjoyed the writing when it was about Russian society and family drama and Anna’s turmoil. Less so the minutiae of farming techniques or provincial elections.
Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
novelyon's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug use, and Classism
Minor: Antisemitism, Child death, War, Racism, and Sexual content