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Karlita
Dec 31, 2020 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classic-challenge
Things I don’t understand about Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina:
1. Why it’s so damn long. 2. Why it’s called Anna Karenina 3. Why anyone loves this book

This took me an entire year to finish. It just wasn’t for me. Mostly because it was TOO DAMN LONG. Most of the chapters were about nothing. Literally. But had it been shorter, like by HALF, and more focused on the relationships I think I would’ve maybe given an extra star.

The characters are pretty interesting on their own. Anna Karenina and her Hele ...more
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Rae
Mar 27, 2008 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics
I disliked this book immensely. I just don't do Russian authors, I guess. It was depressing, it was full of sin and consequences of sin, I hated the ending...blah! Granted, I read this book in high school...I might feel differently about it as an adult...if I could bring myself to pick it up again! ...more
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Jen Peters
Oct 05, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites, classics
Loved this book. So many characters and settings, but drawn out so well. I could picture everything that I read easily. I loved everyone in it! I can't believe I took so long to read it. My only wish is that it had been even longer so I could keep reading :) ...more
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Cindy
Mar 02, 2007 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Lisa
May 20, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics
yana
Jun 24, 2007 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Leslie
Oct 20, 2008 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Amy
Oct 30, 2008 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-2009
Louise
Mar 29, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Laura
Jun 27, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Carrie Basas
Dec 29, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Wendy
Mar 12, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Kelsey
Nov 20, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: rory-gilmore-reading-list
Kate
Oct 31, 2013 marked it as to-read
Kim
Jan 08, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Tara
Feb 24, 2014 marked it as obligatory
Jess
Jul 11, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shauna
Jun 18, 2020 marked it as abandoned
sarabeth
Nov 30, 2020 marked it as own-but-haven-t-read  ·  review of another edition
Ainsley
Jan 10, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-2022
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Maggie
Oct 12, 2024 marked it as to-read
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