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792 pages • first pub 1877 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780300203943
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 25 November 2014
Description
Tolstoy produced many drafts of Anna Karenina. Crafting and recrafting each sentence with careful intent, he was anything but casual in his use of language. His project, translator Marian Schwartz observes, "was to bend language to his will, as a...
Community Reviews Summary of 251 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
challenging 37%
sad 33%
dark 29%
informative 25%
tense 25%
adventurous 18%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 41% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 17% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 13% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
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792 pages • first pub 1877 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780300203943
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 25 November 2014
Description
Tolstoy produced many drafts of Anna Karenina. Crafting and recrafting each sentence with careful intent, he was anything but casual in his use of language. His project, translator Marian Schwartz observes, "was to bend language to his will, as a...
Community Reviews Summary of 251 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
challenging 37%
sad 33%
dark 29%
informative 25%
tense 25%
adventurous 18%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 41% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 17% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 13% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.