Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy with Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)

817 pages first pub 1877 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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The must-have Pevear and Volokhonsky translation of one of the greatest Russian novels ever writtenDescribed by William Faulkner as the best novel ever written and by Fyodor Dostoevsky as “flawless,” Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair b...

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Community Reviews

3.96
based on 48,087 reviews

Moods

reflective: 74%

emotional: 71%

challenging: 53%

sad: 46%

dark: 31%

tense: 21%

hopeful: 12%

inspiring: 11%

informative: 10%

adventurous: 7%

funny: 6%

mysterious: 4%

relaxing: 3%

lighthearted: 1%


Pace

1% of readers chose fast
18% of readers chose medium
80% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

72% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

91% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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