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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Perfect book
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Character development was slow and surprisingly I found the title book character Anna Karenina unbearable at times but I also pitied her; she is a strong-minded woman but also very insecure. My favorite characters to read about in the book were Konstantin Levin and Kitty. I loved their development and the pinnacle point when they are finally brave enough to move forward with the love they have for each other.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexism
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I tried so hard to like this book but it was such a painful read. The characters were plain and boring, the storyline tried to make itself sad and tragic but it felt like it tried too hard to be tragic. Instead of it making me feel sad as the story is supposed to it only made me not care and that's rare for me. If you would've given this book to an AO3 girl then she would've made this story from an abomination into a painting. Atleast I did enjoy the foreshadowing of Anna's suicide , I think the way it began and it ended was beautiful in a literary sense. Other than that I was very disappointed.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Between this and Crime and Punishment, I'm figuring out Russian literature really is just talentless trash.