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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy with Richard Pevear (Translator), John Bayley (Contributor), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)

864 pages • first pub 1878 (view editions)

fiction classics literary romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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The heroine of Tolstoy's epic of love and self-destruction, Anna Karenina has beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son, but feels that her life is empty until she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandali...

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Community Reviews

3.96
based on 54,507 reviews

Moods

reflective: 74%

emotional: 71%

challenging: 53%

sad: 46%

dark: 31%

tense: 22%

hopeful: 12%

informative: 11%

inspiring: 11%

adventurous: 7%

funny: 6%

mysterious: 4%

relaxing: 3%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
19% of readers chose medium
79% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
71% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

71% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

32% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

91% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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