Anna Karenina in 100 books to read before you die

May 10, 2020 Priya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I wasn’t really sure I wanted to read this book as last year I had read “War and Peace” and found it quite difficult to get through. But I am glad I read this book as it was completely different.
This book was a love story, a family saga and about class structures. It was also about the difference in the way society behaved with Anna (their intolerance for her having left her husband for a man she loved) as against her brother (who had multiple affairs).
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Jan 21, 2013 Irissska rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Ok, just a short review. I really liked this book; it was interesting and fascinating. It is 5 stars for sure. I liked most of the characters except Anna and Stiva. They were the reason for the constant irritation while I was reading the book.
This book is so famous that I think everybody knows what it is about. But it is not what I thought it was. (view spoiler) ...more

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Jun 09, 2020 Carl rated it really liked it · review of another edition

“If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina is a long book, but despite its length manages to perfectly balance every character and their ongoing storylines without ever feeling like a drag. You truly feel that, when reading Anna Karenina you have been on a long journey with these characters you have known for many years. Following them as they live their lives and seeing how they change and adapt to the world around them.

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Mar 06, 2013 Brandy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Absolutely loved this book!! Like always I found it much better than the movie. Incredible story. Tolstoy has a way of communicating such raw human emotion you become tethered to the characters. Feeling love, disappointment and loss as they do.

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