Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy with Louise Maude (Translator), Aylmer Maude (Translator), W. Gareth Jones

872 pages • first pub 1877 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

One of the greatest novels ever written, Anna Karenina sets the impossible and destructive triangle of Anna, her husband Karenin, and her lover Vronsky against the marriage of Levin and Kitty, thus illuminating the most important questions that fa...

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Moods

reflective 72%
emotional 69%
challenging 55%
sad 45%
dark 29%
tense 21%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 10%
informative 9%
funny 6%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 82%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 73% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 31% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.96

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