A review by stacikristine
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

Wow. What a moving novel. It is extremely bleak for most of the characters most of the time, but it ends well for my favorite character. Also, I wouldn't read a modern book about these topics because there is just SO much bleakness and destructive behaviors. However, as a friend pointed out, there is clearly a sense of "look what can happen when you make these destructive choices" in this novel. The ending is beautiful.