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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude

147 reviews

introvertedinternetperson's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.0

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sierrabaldwin85's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • 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

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kendallsuckss's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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davidup_15's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.5

This can be a bit slow in parts, but the good parts are so, so amazing they make it worth it. The characters are vivid, real, complex, and distinct; Anna, Vronsky, Karenin, and Levin all have completely different worldviews, yet Tolstoy treats all with empathy and an understanding of the psychological origins of said beliefs. On top of all that, the resolutions for the two major protagonists (Anna's
mental breakdown and suicide
and Levin's spiritual epiphany) are two of my favourite pieces of writing from any author ever - I literally want to frame the entire second half of Part Eight when Levin has his epiphany because it transformed my individual perception of faith and spirituality so significantly.
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mrkat's review against another edition

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challenging informative slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I was slightly disappointed in this book. For a book titled Anna Karenina, it has very little to do with the woman herself, and more to do with the society in which she lives. I realise that it is a "classic" and it shows a lot about the time and place in which it was written, but I was bored while reading it. The story felt as if it was like Moby Dick in terms of unnecessary tangents about anything from politics to farming methods and like Gone With the Wind in terms of character development or lack thereof. None of the characters grew, nobody learned anything, and nobody changed
(maybe with the exception of Anna Karenina herself, who went crazy and jumped in front of a train).
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satansbraten's review against another edition

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sad slow-paced
  • 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

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nicole_koenigsknecht's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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ktdakotareads's review against another edition

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sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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carolinacortesv's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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402reader's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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