A review by rubiecore
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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
i don't really know what rating to give this. i might just leave it without one. this doesn't mean that i didn't like or enjoy it because i did! i truly did enjoy it but it almost feels wrong to slap a rating on it because of the amount of stuff that happens throughout the story. it follows so many characters and discusses so many different topics it's hard to truly place how i felt about them into a certain amount of stars. tolstoy really likes words, and i think it's incredibly interesting how many of those are relevant to topics of discussion in the society of 2023 even if they are in a different context. i feel like this is a book i need to reread every once in a while to see if there's anything new i can get from the story.
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