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Anna Karenin

Leo Tolstoy

3.97 AVERAGE


Good though many uninteresting parts about farming which are detrimental to the book's general pace

before there was gossip girl there was Anna Karenina
challenging dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Slow, yes. But it’s pretty fascinating to see what pre-socialist Russia was like. 
emotional inspiring reflective medium-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
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

võib suure punase risti kalendrisse (või 'raamatud, mida elus võiks lugeda' listi) märkida nüüd vist

Could never complete reading on my own (sorry Leo). Tragic love stories, especially one with so many politics, have never held my interest for very long. However, the audio book was engaging. Maggie Gyllenhaal did an excellent job and I would have her read to me all books if I could. The story itself is an obvious classic. The look into this particular space and time is unique and worth reading about.

Shout out to the friend who - when I told them I was about 200 pages into reading Anna Karenina - said to me “oh but isn’t it quite depressing - she kills herself at the end!”.

Nice one.
dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes