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fifthavenuelion's review against another edition
it's so dull but i'm blaming it on the translation, will try again with a different one
cezip's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
faithelizabetha's review against another edition
5.0
how did the last 100ish pages suddenly make me dislike anna
paleale's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jer_m_'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Justice for Dolly
danak147's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
annasorr's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
There are so many passages of this novel that I will remember for a long time— Anna’s death, Levin’s philosophy, Karenin’s love of the baby. The novel took more time to finish than I had thought, but the pace really forced me to get to know these characters in a slow, methodical way, which caused the ending to strike me far more than if I had burned through it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Classism, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, War, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Animal death
librisepolti's review against another edition
5.0
Questo libro (e Vrònskij) mi resteranno per sempre nel cuore
the_gothic_nerd's review against another edition
4.0
Impeccable writing. An amazing description of old aristocratic Russian society, loved all the characters involved. Although, as amazing as it is being a classic, it was hard to finish. I really loved how even though the book is named Anna Karenina, it depicted the detailed lives of so many others characters apart from Anna. Some characters had more depiction than Anna herself. It was great, but I would not look forward to re-reading it.
sooty_boi's review
The translation was awful. The famous opening line, which typically reads to the effect of "all happy families are alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own unique way." Instead it omitted the word happy and made no sense. I felt the risk of there being other mistranslations resulting in a total loss of meaning was too great.