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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

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maria_rb's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the main story but kept getting distracted by the tangents Tolstoy tends to take. Sometimes I also got tired of the intermittent philosophy inserted here and there. Perhaps I should have just read the summaries...

meowsngreygray's review against another edition

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3.0

I like parts about this book but other parts bother my. I hate Kitty, but admittedly because I see many of my flaws in her. The philosophy debates are fun, and some of the conversations are sarcastic gems. But the reading gets really slow and I know I would never be able to get through it if it werent for the fact that I'm listening to it as an audiobook.

aquariuspeony's review against another edition

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5.0

“I've always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be.”

It took me almost five months to finish reading this book, but it was definitely worth it! The writing is captivating, and I even felt so entranced in the three chapters where all Levin does is mow grass. The contrast between Levin and Kitty's relationship and Anna and Vronsky's was fascinating, and I love how Tolstoy showcases so many facets of Russian society in these characters.

This book isn't simply about Anna and Vronsky's affair; Tolstoy dives into politics, religion, government, and even dips into philosophy by having Levin question why he bothers to do anything at all if he will die anyway. All of this and more culminate into one incredible masterpiece of a novel.

life_full_ofbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

3.75

helainaissosmart's review against another edition

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5.0

CONFIRMED: Aaron Taylor Johnson is SO hot he can get me to read a 900 page Russian novel.

teagan821's review against another edition

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4.0

Anna Karenina is both broad in scope and intensely preoccupied with minor details. While I'm constantly worrying if the plot is tumbling along fast enough, or if the character is diabolical enough to remain interesting, Tolstoy concerns himself with nothing of the sort, and plows along with one of the greatest Russian novels. I would certainly recommend to capital-r Readers, but not necessarily the others.