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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

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nyah_lou's review against another edition

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

5.0

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aude'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

4.25

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peeled_grape's review against another edition

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WOOOWWWW. I was trying to figure out what the pleasure of Anna Karenina was, but I think it is just a pleasure to be reading it. Loved this, so much.

I will say I disliked Levin quite a bit (which is funnier considering he’s Tolstoy’s self-insert). God, the Russian farming sections. Struggled through that. I wonder what made Tolstoy name the book after Anna when Levin is featured more heavily. He seems to be the main protagonist here. Sections 2 and 3 are slow, but 8 is the disappointing one. So much happens between 7 and 8 we don’t get to see and should!!
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soph_mills's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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freschne's review against another edition

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

3.25

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joanabacana's review against another edition

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

4.5

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aristarcodisamo's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.0

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thedandybrambler's review against another edition

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

4.5

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rubiecore's review against another edition

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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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bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

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

4.0

its a classic novel of ideas, with themes that have timeless elements to them. however it is still grounded in its time which makes for an interesting read but also a challenging read. it was a struggle in parts to continue, but i overall enjoyed the journey. 
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