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Meg
Jun 16, 2017 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics, theme-dualism, translation, literary, attr-misogynistic, attr-overrated, i-laughed, themes-heavy-handed, plot-slow, themes-family-relationships
I’m conflicted trying to evaluate Anna Karenina. On one hand, I’d like to shout, “I hated it! I hate Tolstoy!” On the other hand, I can’t go so far. Denied the sense of catharsis I’d get if only I could unreservedly roast this book, I’m stuck in no-man’s land, reaction-wise. I’m torn between alternately hating and respecting this book.

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I really struggled getting through all 900 pages of this. At times I felt like Tolstoy was killing me slowly (I could feel his phantom fing ...more
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KayG
Feb 11, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 1-kindle, book-club, 2018-read, book-club-olli
I am happy to have this tome off my tbr pile! I recognize that this is fine writing, but I honestly didn’t enjoy it. I find the problems of the Russian elite to be tiresome. I think this period of writing just isn’t for me - I lack the patience for these long, slow moving story lines.
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Sheila Woofter
Nov 22, 2012 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Oh, my goodness. I was highly encouraged when I started this book on my kindle.However, I've been reading for 6 weeks and just looked at my progress. I'm less than halfway through!! I can't do it. On to other reading. ...more
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Diana
Jul 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: oprah-s-book-club
Thank you Oprah for choosing this book for your Book Club. Took this on vacation to The Bahamas and was transported to another time and place.
One of my favorite books of all times.
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t
Nov 26, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Emily
Dec 06, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction, russia, favorites
Laurie
Jan 03, 2010 marked it as to-read
Julia
Jan 09, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: classics, 19th-century, russian, 1000-plus
Andrea
Jan 22, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Bhargavi Balachandran
Jan 27, 2010 marked it as to-read
Dana
Feb 23, 2010 marked it as to-read
Jasna
Mar 11, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Gillian
Jan 08, 2020 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: books-i-own
Zillah
Jun 06, 2010 marked it as gave-up
Shelves: classics, highschool-reads, 1001-books
Nawal
Jan 20, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: littérature-russe, favorites
Heather (DeathByBook)
Jun 21, 2011 marked it as shoulda-already-read-it  ·  review of another edition
Marissa
Jan 17, 2012 marked it as to-read
Duc Hoang
Jan 21, 2012 marked it as dropped-dead  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: russian-literature
Sarah
Aug 28, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: literature
Michelle
Jul 27, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Leslie
Sep 29, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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