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annasorr's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Classism, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, War, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Animal death
celery'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
4.5
Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Misogyny, Child death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Toxic friendship, War, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Medical content, Racial slurs, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Islamophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia, Self harm, Sexism, and Violence
edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition
- 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
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
kerrence30'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
4.5
Listened on Audible to understand the emotions felt by characters better than reading extended descriptions and thankful for it.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mental illness
Moderate: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Death, Suicide attempt, and Gun violence
Minor: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse
vetathebooksurfer's review against another edition
2.0
“You remember the children, Stiva, to play with them; but I remember them, and know that this means their ruin” (P. 1, ch. 4)
"God knows whether they are fully reconciled," thought Anna.."Oh, nonsense, Dolly, always making difficulties," answered her husband. "Come, I'll do it all, if you like...""Yes, They must be reconciled,""I know how you do everything… You tell Matvey to do what can't be done, and go away yourself, leaving him to make a muddle of everything..""Full, full reconciliation, full," thought Anna (P. 1, ch. 21)
“He looked at me with a cold, severe expression. Of course that is something indefinable, impalpable, but it has never been so before, and that glance means a great deal.. That glance shows the beginning of indifference." (Ч. 6, гл. 32)
“And death rose clearly and vividly before her mind as the sole means of bringing back love for her in his heart, of punishing him and of gaining the victory in that strife which the evil spirit in possession of her heart was waging with him” (P. 7, ch. 26)
"Well, and the most legitimate desire--he wishes that your children should have a name." "What children?""Annie and those to come...""He need not trouble on that score; I shall have no more children.""How can you tell that you won't?""I shall not, because I don't wish it. The doctor told me after my illness...""Impossible!" said Dolly.For her this was one of those discoveries the consequences and deductions from which are so immense that all that one feels for the first instant is that it is impossible to take it all in, and that one will have to reflect a great, great deal upon it. (P. 6, ch. 23)
Книжный отзыв Л.Н.Толстой «Анна Каренина» (1877 г.)
«Ты помнишь детей, чтоб играть с ними, а я помню и знаю, что они погибли теперь» (Ч. 1, гл. 4, стр. 19) [«погибли» в смысле «пропали», «столкнутся с тяжелыми проблемами»]
«"Бог знает, вполне ли помирились?" - подумала Анна...- Ах, полно, Долли, все делать трудности, -- сказал муж. -- Ну, хочешь, я все сделаю..."Да, должно быть помирились"... - Знаю, как ты все сделаешь, ... скажешь Матвею сделать то, чего нельзя сделать, а сам уедешь, а он все перепутает..."Полное, полное примиренье, полное", -- подумала Анна» (Ч. 1, гл. 21, стр. 109)
«Понятие о ней было для него священным воспоминанием, и будущая жена его должна была быть в его воображении повторением того ... святого идеала женщины, каким была для него мать» (Ч. 1, гл. 27, стр. 140)
«- ...Положим, ты женат, ты любишь жену, но ты увлекся другою женщиной...- Извини, но я решительно не понимаю этого, как бы... все равно как не понимаю, как бы я теперь, наевшись, тут же пошел мимо калачной и украл бы калач». (Ч. 1, гл. 11, стр. 60)
«Однако что же он сделал?.. Он посмотрел на меня с холодным, строгим выражением. Разумеется, это неопределимо, неосязаемо, но этого не было прежде, и этот взгляд многое значит... Этот взгляд показывает, что начинается охлаждение». (Ч. 6, гл. 32, стр. 981)
«И смерть, как единственное средство восстановить в его сердце любовь к ней, наказать его и одержать победу в той борьбе, которую поселившийся в ее сердце злой дух вел с ним, ясно и живо представилась ей». (Ч. 7, гл. 26, стр. 1108)
«Какая разница между мною и государем? Государь делает развод -- и никому оттого не лучше, а я сделал развод, и троим стало лучше... Или: какое сходство между мной и государем?...» (Ч. 4, гл. 22, стр. 640)
«- Ну, ну, так что ты хотел сказать мне про принца? Я прогнала, прогнала беса, -- прибавила она. Бесом называлась между ними ревность». (Ч. 4, гл. 3, стр. 536)
«- Ну, и самое законное - он хочет, чтобы дети ваши имели имя. - Какие же дети? - Ани и будущие... - Это он может быть спокоен, у меня не будет больше детей. - Как же ты можешь сказать, что не будет?.. - Не будет, потому что я этого не хочу... Мне доктор сказал после моей болезни. - Не может быть! - широко открыв глаза, сказала Долли... Открытие это, вдруг объяснившее для нее все те непонятные для нее прежде семьи, в которых было только по одному и по два ребенка, вызвало в ней столько мыслей, соображений и противоречивых чувств... Это было то самое, о чем она мечтала еще нынче дорогой, но теперь, узнав, что это возможно, она ужаснулась». (Ч. 6, гл. 23, стр. 939)
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Drug abuse
franpesca'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
4.25
Graphic: Suicide, Drug abuse, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
kimveach'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content and War
kari_f's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
On the surface, this is a story about family, loyalty, and love. Looking deeper, though, the books acts as social critique on a variety of topics that include family duty and relationship, (in)fidelity, the purposes and realities of marriage, societal reputations and the jealousy within social groups, hearing vs. understanding, political reform, self-centeredness vs. others-centeredness, gender inequality, hypocrisy, faith, ideas on industry and progress, and the contrasts between country living and city life.
The character stories are riddled with metaphor and allegory, with outside events aligning to inner attitudes and occurrences. Just one example is a country house where one of the families resides for the summer. A character promised their spouse that the house had the necessary work done in order to comfortably reside in it. Upon arriving, though, the rest of the family finds that it has nice curtains and décor while the functional parts of the house have fallen into a state of disrepair. The situation with the house mirrors several of the marriages in the book; one spouse thinks by making things look all right, they will be better, while the other spouse is left to deal with the consequences and/or do the major repair work.
While there are a few places where the story was slow (agricultural information, anyone?), there was a LOT to take in! Multiple characters with great arcs and evolutions, dramatic events, and plenty of commentary about Russian culture make this a book to be savored over a longer period of time. (Aka, this isn’t a book to stay up all night reading, but rather something to read in smaller chunks so that you can take your time, analyze, consider, and reflect.)
On a surface level, this is a domestic (and often sad) story about individuals, but the revelations and emotions apply to the greater world around them.
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Drug abuse
Minor: Racism
karenaerts's review
- 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
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Islamophobia