Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

38 reviews

saroreen's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction and Violence

sarasreading's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I finished Anna Karenina! Or should I say Konstantin Levin? It really felt like he was the main character. Then I went to Goodreads and read the blurb, "Levin is a reflection of Tolstoy himself, often expressing the author's own views and convictions." Levin is a Mary Sue lol! Everything makes so much sense now. He was a much more compelling character to me, and he's in so much more of the book. 

It's strange, because while I never felt much emotion while reading this, I was rarely, if ever, bored. It held my interest through the entire thing. That's saying something for a book this long with a relatively simple plot and almost no forward momentum. It was also very easy to understand, aside from several characters going by multiple names. 

I think if you like classics and aren't intimidated by how thick this is, give it a go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism

yolanda_h's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death and Pregnancy

edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

katybradley888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Violence and War

b_shiara's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

FINALLY!!!

This books was insufferable. No need to say anything else, just INSUFFERABLE

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: War

rokinjaguar's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s hard for me to pay very close attention when I listen to an audiobook, so I’m sure I missed some stuff. 
Anna’s affair was really well-written, especially

the toxicity and insecurity in the relationship

. I’ve experienced something similar (in a very minor way) and it felt very familiar. 
Levin’s story was a bit hit or miss with me. Often nothing was really happening, but I do like his complicated character, and

the ending was very sweet and wholesome with him finding God and seeing the world through new eyes

. 
Very very slow, pace yourself, but an interesting journey into people’s psychology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Pregnancy

uss_mary_shelley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I have been meaning to read this for a long time and I am glad I finally have and that I gave myself the time to enjoy it. Right up my street with a tightly woven story involving so much of my favourite things. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Antisemitism

taehyungdimples's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment

annasbookreviews's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Alcohol