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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude

maps_booktube's review against another edition

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1.0

Bon.

Le vocabulaire, les tournures de phrases, les Interactions entre les personnages sont tous des aspects un peu « vieillot » compte tenu que l’histoire se déroule à la fin du 19e siècle. Au début c’est périlleux mais on s’habitue.

Les personnages. Il y a beaucoup de personnages principaux et encore plus de personnages secondaires. C’en est quasi ridicule. Surtout que l’on ne suit pas uniquement le même personnage du début jusqu’à la fin. De plus, ils ne sont pas très « lovable ». Je n’arrivais pas à les aimer. Ils étaient fades, sans personnalité, gris.

L’histoire. Isshhh. C’est tout simplement un pan de vie d’un groupe d’individus à la fin du 19e siècles à St-Petersbourg. C’est leur vie quotidienne avec les moments importants et tous ceux qui ne le sont pas.

J’ai voulu arrêter la lecture au 1/3 - à la moitié du livre. Je m’encourageais à coup de 50 pages (c’était long et pénible comme pas possible). Au 2/3 j’en avais ma claque. J’ai lu les dernières 200 pages en diagonale.

C’était franchement pénible.

mamama's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

rwalker's review against another edition

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challenging emotional 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

4.5

bigturtle540's review against another edition

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5.0

Rarely do I feel like books encompass every major aspect of the human condition, but this is one of those times. You feel like you have lived a lifetime after reading this book. There are characters you admire, love, hate, and then there is Anna.

Throughout reading the book I kept trying to think am I “supposed” to like this character. Just when I was set on hating her, I would find myself under her charm just like those around her. In the end I settled on the fact that in this world (and maybe in Tolstoy in general) things are not so black and white. What is presented is a complete character who is too complex to be put into a box.

Through all the lines that twist and cross, this book has something for everyone. I think Tolstoy writes “real” people unlike any other author I have read.

lillyshewan's review against another edition

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3.0

after 2 months of consistent reading i’m FINALLY DONE WITH THIS BOOK….that i think is fine.

but i got to buddy read it with a dear friend that made it 10x more fun sooo buddy read your classics!!

annissaarchive's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

malapatasg's review against another edition

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3.0

La historia de amor entre Anna Karenina y Vronski es un señor dramón de los que gusta disfrutar de vez en cuando. Una obra sobresaliente en la que Tolstoy se mete en la cabeza de los personajes para que conozcamos sus motivaciones y sufrimientos al tiempo que les acompañamos en su evolución. Si solo fuera por esto no habría tenido problemas en ponerle cuatro o cinco estrellas.

Mi problema con la novela ha sido que, en función del número de páginas que dedica a cada personaje, hubiera podido titularse perfectamente "Konstantin Levin" en lugar de "Anna Karenina". Claro, que una descripción que mostrara algo así como "El treintañero Konstantin Levin pasa sus días en el campo, ocupándose de las tareas de su finca, mientras refexiona sobre el amor, el campesinado ruso, el sentido de la vida y la religión" no creo que llamara la atención de muchos lectores.

Por ahí he leído que Tolstoy usa a Levin como contrapunto de amor sereno frente al apasionado de Karenina. Y la idea está bien. El problema es que también lo usa como medio para hacernos partícipes de sus reflexiones sobre la vida y, llegando al final, la religión. Hasta el punto que la última de las ocho partes de la novela, la más breve de todas, he acabado leyéndola en diagonal deseando que se acabara de una vez, lo que es un broche bastante triste para un libro que, durante muchos pasajes, he disfrutado bastante.

lizzythecat's review against another edition

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4.0

I'd give this 5 stars if Anna didn't annoy the ever-loving crap out of me. Towards the end, I found myself skimming over her parts and feeling sorry for everyone that interacted with her, and finally cheering when she (spoiler alert!) threw herself in front of the train. Levin was just wonderful, more of him please!

aevreverie's review against another edition

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

4.0

jayane's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0