Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Start by marking “Anna Karenina” as Want to Read:
Anna Karenina
Enlarge cover
Rate this book
Clear rating
Open Preview

Anna Karenina

by
4.06  ·  Rating details ·  701,110 ratings  ·  26,066 reviews
Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. In it Tolstoy uses his intense imaginative insight to create some of the most memorable characters in all of literature. Anna is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of Karenin and turns to Count Vr ...more
Paperback, Movie Tie-In Edition, 964 pages
Published October 16th 2012 by Vintage (first published 1877)
More Details... Edit Details

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Reader Q&A

To ask other readers questions about Anna Karenina, please sign up.
Popular Answered Questions
Carly Tia I know that he stated that Kitty was modeled after his own wife, so it would make sense that Levin is modeled after himself on some level. I absolutel…moreI know that he stated that Kitty was modeled after his own wife, so it would make sense that Levin is modeled after himself on some level. I absolutely loved that character and the last chapter of the book left me feeling like I will name my first son Levin. I liked the juxtaposition of Anna and Levin - ego vs. love, pride v. humility. Levin was the star and presented a great moral story.(less)
Joanna Lloyd The best rendition I've ever seen is the 2000 series by (I think) channel 4 with Helen McCrory as Anna, Douglas Henshall as Levin and Mark Strong as O…moreThe best rendition I've ever seen is the 2000 series by (I think) channel 4 with Helen McCrory as Anna, Douglas Henshall as Levin and Mark Strong as Oblonsky. Really good casting especially McCrory. I first read the book in my mid teens and every 3 or 4 years since and this series respects all the relationships in the book. Not a cheap dvd although every couple of years, Yesterday channel repeats the series. Hope you enjoy it. (less)

Community Reviews

Showing 1-9
Average rating 4.06  · 
Rating details
 ·  701,110 ratings  ·  26,066 reviews


Sort order
Start your review of Anna Karenina
だれ
Aug 10, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
我觉得托尔斯泰關於人和社會什麼都知道。安娜的部分結束後,我的心情真是。。。不幸的婚姻不完全是她造成的(20幾歲的嬌生慣養的小姑娘懂什麼呢),卻要她承擔後果,沒辦法女人需要愛情啊,不追求事業又有生命力的女人,包法利夫人也是這樣,這樣的女人並不少吧,沒有愛情怎麼活呢,沒法活,活著也像死的一樣。死是一個可怕的字眼嗎?看起來是個長相殘酷的字。安娜最後的一部分我看得有一點點莫名其妙,覺得有點快,覺得她有點不可理喻,有點感受不到她當時心裡的痛苦。。。
列文的心境比較像我的,如出一轍,其實教不教什麼教的,形式都不重要,他只要信仰善就可以了,他認為這是被啟示的所有人都知道的,奇跡一般,無法用智慧和思想表達的,智慧達不到的,人類生來就有的認知,但我對一點仍然懷疑,不知道是不是真的寫在基因裡的。溫暖人心的不是黑膠,而是八十年代之前的老歌本身吧,機緣巧合聽黑膠時看完這本書,挺合適的。
中小學學校讓孩子讀這種書是故意的吧,反正也看不懂,名字聽起來就沒意思,這樣先入為主留下了看不懂沒意思的印象,成年之後大部人很難再拿起來看,本來工作后就沒多少時間,這樣起到了蒙蔽民智的作用。我真的很詫異像這種書,還有百年孤獨那種,是
...more
Irena
Apr 24, 2019 added it
Shelves: female
《安娜·卡列尼娜》(俄)列夫·托尔斯泰。

没打评分,却写了书评。

“在他看来,一切都被黑暗笼罩住了;但也正因为黑暗,所以他感觉得黑暗中唯一的引路线索就是他的工作,于是他就竭尽全力抓住它,牢牢地不放。”


附书评:感想

托尔斯泰的名气太大,看了这本,觉得不属于看的过程中会不断叫好,很震撼的那种。有些情节感觉有些多余,跳过了也不影响主线。不过没想到看完以后想说的还蛮多的,成第一篇书评了。另外对于以安娜的名字做书名,有点不明白,我要去查查。

很喜欢瓦莲卡,不过没有展开。瓦莲卡和列文哥哥在森林散步,却以没有求婚的方式收尾,一开始觉得很不可思议,后来想想也可以理解。就像书中说的,有些事情过了某一个时机就是过了,没有特别原因,就是那个关键点改变了一切吧。

看的过程中就很好奇如果基蒂在结婚前夕和结婚后再次遇见了弗朗斯基,她的感情又会改变吗?之后很高兴看到安排了他们的重逢,基蒂没有再次爱恋弗朗斯基。不过我相信在平行时空里,肯定存在着另外的走向吧。

同样的,列文遇见安娜之后内心的变化,如果故事递进的话,会发生什么呢?

其实我没想到弗朗斯基会真的在遇见安娜以后变得如此专注的爱一个人。在看的过程中,实在无法理解安娜为什么不同
...more
Li Feng
Apr 05, 2020 rated it it was amazing
列文热衷自己的工作,无论是安排自己的伙计,还是专注自己的农业著作;细心观察周边的人和事,所以遇到难免的辩论的时候总是有鲜明的观点;真诚地对待自己身边的人,不管是仆人,管家,还是岳父,吉蒂或者时不时是来和他争论的不同人。没有绞尽脑汁去讨好别人,确是执着的用真实的自己和别人交流。他和底层人民交流时没有架子,而是有一说一,所以对待偷懒的农户他会发火,干完农活后却可以和农户老头们在田地里吃简单的茶饭欢快的聊天,在大家为仕途社交手忙脚乱时他却挑了个无关紧要的路人老头问他的看法。对待爱情衷心单纯,渴望心爱的人,会有焦急和谨慎的矛盾时刻。
安娜,弗伦斯基,火车站。一开始弗伦斯基出场时是一位花花公子,看到了美丽端庄的人妻安娜就忘掉了我们可爱的少女吉蒂。后来看到他为安娜的所作看到他并没有做的不对的地方,只是敢爱敢恨。反观安娜,最后过分猜疑让自己心神错乱。但是确实又很可怜,过分猜疑导致心神错乱,最后香消玉殒。
然后,吉蒂的老爸应该是一个很可爱的老头吧哈哈哈
Lynn
Feb 18, 2021 rated it it was amazing
都说当局者迷旁观者清,从第三者的视角去看安娜和伏伦斯基的争吵会觉得多么没有必要和悲哀,可是代入进其中任何一个人都会感受到那股执拗的无法改变的立场,只能说托尔斯泰写法真的高超,可以随时让读者切换视角。安娜赴死那天混乱发狂却鞭辟入里的内心自白也是精彩得让人揪心, 透过那个入魔的滤镜去看世界,一切都真实丑陋得可怕。似乎所有让人读后有钝痛的感情都是爱恨交织的啊…
列文的支线明显是托尔斯泰在借他表达自己的思想,我尤其喜欢他对对生死问题答案的思考和寻找,因为他的很多想法就像是我在写日记一样。但最终他投入宗教怀抱的结局我还是虽然能理解却没有办法认同。
Julia
May 26, 2017 rated it it was amazing
托尔斯泰的著作,虽然和勃朗特、奥斯汀等同为经典,却带着俄国式的厚重,超越了儿女情长。同莱温的左右为难婆婆妈妈相比,我更愿意做一个利落的安娜。
Li Li
Jan 20, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Nautile
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Cici.zhao
Mar 18, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
好长的故事啊!读到最后多少有些疲倦,但还是读完了!正不愧是名著,让我懂得了人不是为自己对别人的爱而活着。
Jacqueline
Aug 08, 2019 rated it really liked it
小时候看的,看得是中文版,只能说好不容易看完了。感觉还挺喜欢的就是书实在是太长了。

断断续续看过几个电影版本,除了苏联的一个版本还算喜欢,其它的都不尽人意
topics  posts  views  last activity   
Catching up on Cl...: Anna Karenina - *NO spoilers* 75 303 May 12, 2021 11:52PM  
Catching up on Cl...: * Anna Karenina - Book as a Whole, spoilers 19 189 May 09, 2021 01:28PM  
Catching up on Cl...: Anna Karenina - Discussion for Part 8, spoilers 9 114 May 08, 2021 04:15PM  
Did anyone else absolutely loathe Anna? 480 3661 Apr 27, 2021 05:38AM  

Readers also enjoyed

  • Crime and Punishment
  • Wuthering Heights
  • Jane Eyre
  • Eugene Onegin
  • The Brothers Karamazov
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • Sense and Sensibility
  • Les Misérables
  • Madame Bovary
  • Emma
  • The Little Prince
  • The Idiot
  • Great Expectations
  • The Count of Monte Cristo
  • The Old Man and the Sea
  • Lolita
  • Little Women
See similar books…
19,172 followers
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой|18479204; most appropriately used Liev Tolstoy; commonly Leo Tolstoy in Anglophone countries) was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and ...more

Articles featuring this book

  A comforting balm. A much-needed diversion. Time spent with an old friend. Childhood memories and annual traditions. We asked the...
50 likes · 23 comments
235 trivia questions
12 quizzes
More quizzes & trivia...
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” 7240 likes
“If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.” 5303 likes
More quotes…